Suppose the pure rate of time preference is 1%, the growth rate of consumption per capita is 3%, and the elasticity of the marginal utility of consumption is 2. This suggests a value for the social rate of time preference of ...

a. 2%
b. 4%
c. 5%
d. 7%
e. 9%


Answer: d. 7%

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