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Key Stats
k^{1/3} math ||= **Implied TFP** ||= **I/Y** ||= **K/Y** ||^  || (Notes: **Pop** is 2007 population in millions. **GDP/Pop** is 2007 per capita GDP in 2005 dollars using international prices. **y** is per capita GDP divided by US per capita GDP (i.e. normalized so that the US value is 1). **k^1/3** is capital per capita divided by the US value of capital per capita and then raised to the 1/3 power. **Implied TFP** is **y** divided by **k^1/3**. **I/Y** is the average savings rate from 1980-2007. **K/Y** is the 2007 capital-output ratio. **g** is the average growth rate from 1960-2007. Click here for links to the source data and tips for calculating.)
 * ~ Name ||~ Pop ||~ GDP/Pop ||~ y ||||= Prod Model (Ch 4) ||||= Solow Model (Ch 5) ||~ g ||
 * ^  ||^   ||^   ||^   ||= math
 * Iran ||> 65.4 ||> 10414 ||> 0.24 ||> 0.62 ||> .39 ||> .260 ||> 3.17 ||> .024 ||
 * Turkey ||> 74.8 ||> 7738 ||> .18 ||> .53 ||> .34 ||> .23 ||> 2.57 ||> .023 ||
 * Iraq ||>  ||>   ||>   ||>   ||>   ||>   ||>   ||>   ||
 * Saudi Arabia ||> 27.6 ||> 20225 ||> .47 ||> --- ||> --- ||> .099 ||> --- ||> .005 ||
 * Yemen ||> 22.2 ||> 1118 ||> .02 ||> .27 ||> .07 ||> .06 ||> --- ||> .03 ||
 * Syria ||> 19.3 ||> 2933 ||> .07 ||> .27 ||> .26 ||> .093 ||> .89 ||> .025 ||
 * Israel ||> 7.0 ||> 24,055 ||> 0.56 ||> 0.85 ||> 0.66 ||> .304 ||> 3.42 ||> .027 ||
 * Jordan ||> 6.1 ||> 5165 ||> .12 ||> .49 ||> .24 ||> .18 ||> 1.83 ||> .048 ||
 * United Arab Emirates ||> 6.0 ||> 45531 ||> .93 ||> .98 ||> .95 ||> -- ||> -- ||> -- ||
 * Lebanon ||> 3.9 ||> 7737 ||> .18 ||> --- ||> --- ||> .149 ||> --- ||> -.040 ||
 * Kuwait ||> 2.5 ||> 42074 ||> 0.98 ||> --- ||> --- ||> 13.07 ||> --- ||> -0.015 ||
 * Oman ||>  ||>   ||>   ||>   ||>   ||>   ||>   ||>   ||
 * Qatar ||> 0.8 ||> 88293 ||> 2.06 ||> 1.27 ||> 1.62 ||> 0.61 ||> --- ||> 0.007 ||

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