Total Factor Productivity in Railroads _____________ in the 20 Years

question 20

Multiple Choice

Total factor productivity in railroads _____________ in the 20 years prior to the Civil War.

• A) decreased slightly
• B) remained largely unchanged
• C) increased by about 25 percent
• D) more than doubled

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