Given the Fact That the Productivity Slowdown Affected All Industrial

question 22

Multiple Choice

Given the fact that the productivity slowdown affected all industrial countries, which of the following explanations for the productivity slowdown in Australia is not likely to be correct?

• A)a deterioration of Australia's education system causing a decline in the quality of labour
• B)tariff protection
• C)lack of sufficient technological change
• D)highly regulated markets

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