The Catch-Up Effect Can Help Explain

question 277

Multiple Choice

The catch-up effect can help explain

• A) the spectacular economic growth experienced by South Korea over the years 1960 to 1990.
• B) the spectacular economic growth experienced by the United States over the years 1960 to 1990.
• C) why the diminishing-returns property is no longer taken seriously by economists.
• D) why the World Bank is more inclined to encourage the flow of capital to advanced economies rather than to developing economies.

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