Devastating Damage Resulting from a Major Earthquake and Tsunami Will

question 69

Multiple Choice

Devastating damage resulting from a major earthquake and tsunami will most likely

• A) initially move a country to a time path beneath its balanced growth path.
• B) move a country to a lower point on its balanced growth path.
• C) shift the balanced growth path for a country to a new, lower level.
• D) have little to no impact on the short-term growth rate in a country.

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