A Major Contributor to the Slowdown in U

question 107

Multiple Choice

A major contributor to the slowdown in U.S.labor productivity during the 1973-1995 period was

• A)capital spending.
• B)technological change.
• C)labor force growth.
• D)investment spending.

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Systems Theory

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Feedback Loops

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