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In a developing country, the growth rate of capital per hour of work is 6%, and the growth rate of technology is 3%. Using the growth accounting formula, what is the country's productivity growth rate?The country's productivity growth rate is %.

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In a developing country, the growth rate of capital per hour of work is 6%, and the growth rate of technology is 3%. Using the growth accounting formula, what is the country's productivity growth rate?The country's productivity growth rate is %.

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The growth accounting formula is typically expressed as follows:

Productivity Growth = Growth Rate of Output - (Weight of Capital * Growth Rate of Capital + Weight of Labor * Growth Rate of Labor)

However, in this case, we are given the growth rates of capital per hour of work and technology, but not the weights of capital and labor or the growth rate of output. Therefore, we cannot directly apply the growth accounting formula.

However, if we assume that the growth rate of technology is equivalent to the productivity growth rate (as technology is a key driver of productivity), then the productivity growth rate would be 3%.

Please note that this is a simplification and the actual calculation would depend on additional factors not provided in the question.

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