Proponents of the View That the Higher Rate of Productivity

question 96

Multiple Choice

Proponents of the view that the higher rate of productivity growth since 1996 is part of a long-run trend argue it is a result of

• A) a continuing increase in the use of computers and other kinds of information technology.
• B) employers forcing more output from workers, who have become victims of new technologies.
• C) the shrinkage of the labor force, so that output per worker is rising.
• D) the rise of employment in the highly productive manufacturing sector.

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