In the Search for "Conditional Convergence," Each of the Following

question 10

Multiple Choice

In the search for "conditional convergence," each of the following is true except

• A) that individual countries can converge to their own individual steady states.
• B) that researchers can control for differential saving and population growth rates.
• C) that the initial level of income per capita can be positively related to the growth rate of income per capita.
• D) that two countries with different savings rates can have the same steady- state growth rate of income per capita.
• E) that the growth rate of income per capita is negatively related to the initial level of income per capita after controlling for saving and population growth rates.

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