Convergence of Output Per Capita Across Countries Has Come from

question 20

Multiple Choice

Convergence of output per capita across countries has come from

• A)a convergence of saving rates.
• B)a convergence of the accumulation of capital.
• C)higher technological progress from the countries that started behind.
• D)all of the above

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