ECO 202 Module 5 Case Study Assignment

ECO 202 Macroeconomics - Trident

December 2015

Module 5 - Case

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Case Assignment

Submit a 4- to 5-page paper that addresses the following questions.

1. (a.) Suppose real GDP was $13.1 trillion in 2013 and $13.3 in 2014, what is the growth rate? (b.) How many years would it take for GDP (gross domestic product) to double (using your answer from part (a)?

2. What are the sources of human capital? Discuss some specific examples.

3. What is the law of diminishing returns? Give an example of what the law of diminishing returns implies.

4. What happens when the government raises taxes and uses revenue to engage in spending?