Over the Long Run, Per Capita Incomes in Different Regions

question 15

Multiple Choice

Over the long run, per capita incomes in different regions of the United States have

• A) gradually diverged with the Northeastern region leading all other income groups.
• B) gradually converged.
• C) gradually converged until roughly 1985, and then diverged as the Western states outpaced other regions.
• D) have converged, with the exception of the South.

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