Some Economists Argue That the Productivity Slowdown of the Mid-1970s

question 5

Multiple Choice

Some economists argue that the productivity slowdown of the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s was due to changes in oil prices that

• A)increased production costs, causing firms to reorganize production to conserve energy, which reduced output per worker.
• B)decreased production costs, causing firms to reorganize production to conserve energy, which reduced output per worker.
• C)increased production costs, causing firms to reorganize production to conserve energy, which increased output per worker.
• D)decreased production costs, causing firms to increase production, which reduced output per worker.
• E)increased participation in the labour force by people who would not have participated in the past.

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