Economists Refer to the Regular Pattern of Income Variation Over

question 14

Multiple Choice

Economists refer to the regular pattern of income variation over a person's lifetime as the:

• A)life pattern effect
• B)cyclical redundancy effect
• C)periodic cycle effect
• D)life cycle effect

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