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In Acemoglu's book "Introduction to Modern Economic Growth" there is Proposition 8.3 which states that the impact of a change in the population growth rate on the steady state capital-labour ratio is zero. However, I was not able to prove this, which is asked in Exercise 8.17 as well. It makes more sense that this effect is negative. DoesCan anyone have a solution to Exercise 8.17? Oroffer an explanation to why this effect should be zero?

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Adding my attempt:

We have two differential equations:

$\frac{\dot c_t}{c_t}=\frac{1}{\epsilon_u}(A\tilde f'(k(t))-\rho-\delta)$

$\dot k_t = f(k(t)) -(n+\delta)k(t) -c(t)$

For the steady state $\frac{\dot c_t}{c_t}=0$, since $\epsilon_u<0$ it has to be the case that $\tilde f'(k^*)=\frac{\rho+\delta}{A}$. Then,

$k^* = \tilde f'^{-1}(\frac{\rho+\delta}{A})$ .

Since $\tilde f(k(t))$ is concave in $k(t)$ then $\tilde f'(k(t))$ is strictly decreasing. Hence by the inverse function theorem, we have the result that $\frac{\partial k^{*}}{\partial A} >0,\frac{\partial k^{*}}{\partial \rho} <0$ and $\frac{\partial k^{*}}{\partial \delta} < 0$. Moreover $\frac{\partial k^{*}}{\partial n} = 0$ since $n$ is not an argument of $k^{*}$.

So I am confused here because then I do not understand why Acemoglu wrote $k^* = k^*(A,\rho,n,\delta)$ if $n$ is not an argument of $k^{*}$.

Furthermore we have to show that $\frac{\partial c^{*}}{\partial n}<0$. For this I use the law motion of capital and set it equal to zero and re-arrange in terms of $c^*$,

$c^* = f(k^*) -(n+\delta)k^*$.

Differentiating w.r.t $n$,

$\frac{\partial c^*}{\partial n}= f'(k^*)\frac{\partial k^*}{\partial n} -k^* - n\frac{\partial k^*}{\partial n}$

If $\frac{\partial k^*}{\partial n}=0$ then the above reduces to,

$\frac{\partial c^*}{\partial n}= -k^* <0$.

So my question would be, am I correct in using the inverse function theorem? Are my derivations accurate?

In Acemoglu's book "Introduction to Modern Economic Growth" there is Proposition 8.3 which states that the impact of a change in the population growth rate on the steady state capital-labour ratio is zero. However, I was not able to prove this, which is asked in Exercise 8.17 as well. It makes more sense that this effect is negative. Does anyone have a solution to Exercise 8.17? Or an explanation to why this effect should be zero?

enter image description here

In Acemoglu's book "Introduction to Modern Economic Growth" there is Proposition 8.3 which states that the impact of a change in the population growth rate on the steady state capital-labour ratio is zero. However, I was not able to prove this, which is asked in Exercise 8.17 as well. It makes more sense that this effect is negative. Can anyone offer an explanation to why this effect should be zero?

enter image description here

Edit:

Adding my attempt:

We have two differential equations:

$\frac{\dot c_t}{c_t}=\frac{1}{\epsilon_u}(A\tilde f'(k(t))-\rho-\delta)$

$\dot k_t = f(k(t)) -(n+\delta)k(t) -c(t)$

For the steady state $\frac{\dot c_t}{c_t}=0$, since $\epsilon_u<0$ it has to be the case that $\tilde f'(k^*)=\frac{\rho+\delta}{A}$. Then,

$k^* = \tilde f'^{-1}(\frac{\rho+\delta}{A})$ .

Since $\tilde f(k(t))$ is concave in $k(t)$ then $\tilde f'(k(t))$ is strictly decreasing. Hence by the inverse function theorem, we have the result that $\frac{\partial k^{*}}{\partial A} >0,\frac{\partial k^{*}}{\partial \rho} <0$ and $\frac{\partial k^{*}}{\partial \delta} < 0$. Moreover $\frac{\partial k^{*}}{\partial n} = 0$ since $n$ is not an argument of $k^{*}$.

So I am confused here because then I do not understand why Acemoglu wrote $k^* = k^*(A,\rho,n,\delta)$ if $n$ is not an argument of $k^{*}$.

Furthermore we have to show that $\frac{\partial c^{*}}{\partial n}<0$. For this I use the law motion of capital and set it equal to zero and re-arrange in terms of $c^*$,

$c^* = f(k^*) -(n+\delta)k^*$.

Differentiating w.r.t $n$,

$\frac{\partial c^*}{\partial n}= f'(k^*)\frac{\partial k^*}{\partial n} -k^* - n\frac{\partial k^*}{\partial n}$

If $\frac{\partial k^*}{\partial n}=0$ then the above reduces to,

$\frac{\partial c^*}{\partial n}= -k^* <0$.

So my question would be, am I correct in using the inverse function theorem? Are my derivations accurate?

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