If Productivity Growth in the United States Had Remained at Its

question 34

Multiple Choice

If productivity growth in the United States had remained at its level before the recent productivity slowdown, real income today would be more than ______ percent higher.

• A) 10
• B) 20
• C) 30
• D) 40

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