The Increasing Importance of Services and Declining Importance of Goods

question 76

Multiple Choice

The increasing importance of services and declining importance of goods since 1950 can help explain

• A) why Canada has only experienced one recession since 1950.
• B) the severity of the 2007-2009 recession.
• C) the increase in the gap between potential GDP and real GDP.
• D) the decrease in severity of business cycle fluctuations.

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