Finding the Right Balance Between Investing in Physical Capital Funding

question 43

Multiple Choice

Finding the right balance between investing in physical capital funding current consumption:

• A) is harder for poorer countries than rich ones.
• B) is easier for poorer countries than rich ones.
• C) requires poor countries to give up very little current consumption.
• D) requires rich countries to give up large amounts of current consumption.

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