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k^{1/3} math ||= **Implied TFP** ||= **I/Y** ||= **K/Y** ||^  || (1970-2006) || (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 ||
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 * Mexico ||> 108.7 ||> 11204 ||> 0.261 ||> 0.625 ||> 0.418 ||> 25.22 ||> 2.96 ||> 2.16% ||
 * Guatemala ||> 1.4 ||> 2839 ||> 0.1022 ||> 0.4675 ||> 0.2186 ||> 3.11 ||> 2.5 ||> 2.7 ||
 * Cuba ||> 11.4 ||> 11,131 ||> .259 ||> --- ||> --- ||> 4.59 ||> --- ||> .024
 * Dominican Republic ||> 9.4 ||> 8,648 ||> .20 ||> .58 ||> .34 ||> .154 ||> 2.14 ||> .029 ||
 * Haiti ||> 8.1 ||> 1581 ||> 0.04 ||> 0.28 ||> 0.14 ||> 0.13 ||> 1.87 ||> -0.29 ||
 * Honduras ||> 7.4 ||> 3693 ||> .10 ||> .44 ||> .23 ||> .35 ||> 3.18 ||> .7 ||
 * El Salvador ||> 6.9 ||> 5589 ||> 0.13 ||> 0.45 ||> 0.29 ||> 0.17 ||> 2.25 ||> .01 ||
 * Nicaragua ||> 5.9 ||> 1071 ||> .02 ||> .45 ||> .04 ||> .32 ||> 4.59 ||> -.04 ||
 * Costa Rica ||> 4.1 ||> 11,830 ||> .28 ||> .62 ||> .45 ||> .29 ||> 2.68 ||> .012 ||
 * Panama ||> 3.3 ||> 9140 ||> .213 ||> .543 ||> .392 ||> .215 ||> 2.38 ||> .032 ||
 * Jamaica ||> 2.8 ||> 8,221 ||> .192 ||> .675 ||> .284 ||> .318 ||> 5.09 ||> .16 ||
 * Trinidad & Tobago ||> 1.2 ||> 25,904 ||> 0.60 ||> 0.85 ||> 0.71 ||> .301 ||> 2.54 ||> .031 ||