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[–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A constant 2% economic growth rate implies that we expect the world economy in 2100 to be 350 times as large as the economy of today.

Check your arithmetic. 100%*ln(2)/(2%/year)=34.66 years to double. 75 years until 2100, so by then the economy would be 2^(75/34.66)=4.48 times as large, not 350.

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