One of the Following Statements Is False

question 20

Multiple Choice

One of the following statements is false. Which is it?

• A) The geography hypothesis argues in favor of geographic, climatic, and ecological characteristics to explain most of the differences in income per capita across countries.
• B) The institutions hypothesis maintains that social infrastructure and institutions determine the main differences in per-capita income across countries.
• C) Distance from the equator is negatively related to income per capita.
• D) Social infrastructure explains much of the per-capita differences across countries once physical and human capital differences are accounted for.
• E) All of these statements are true.

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