According to the Solow Model, Differences in Standards of Living

question 30

Multiple Choice

According to the Solow model, differences in standards of living across countries is explained by

• A) differences in labour supply.
• B) differences in population growth.
• C) differences in total factor productivity.
• D) different barriers to technology adoption.
• E) different steady states.

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