The Argument That Rising Energy Prices Caused the Decline in U.S.productivity

question 207

Multiple Choice

The argument that rising energy prices caused the decline in U.S.productivity in the 1970s is made less believable due to the

• A)falling level of saving in the 1970s.
• B)falling level of energy prices in the 1980s.
• C)rising level of energy prices in the 1980s.
• D)rising level of energy prices in the 1990s.

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