Which Is an Argument Explaining Why Economic Growth May Not

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which is an argument explaining why economic growth may not be slowing down in high-income countries even though growth statistics seem to indicate that it is slowing down?

• A) Some products that people are using are not purchased and thus do not show up in GDP, such as using the Internet for directions rather than buying maps.
• B) High-income countries have been emphasizing manufacturing, which has had jobs lost to automation while giving less emphasis to services.
• C) GDP appears stagnant because of offsetting changes in prices and output. Prices have been falling while output rises.
• D) The computation method for estimating GDP has been adjusted in ways that give a smaller role to the sectors in which high-income countries are most productive.

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