The USeconomy Has Seen a Faster Increase in Productivity Since the the Mid-1990s

question 34

Multiple Choice

The U.S.economy has seen a faster increase in productivity since the mid-1990s as compared to the economies of many Western European countries.Which of the following explains this?

• A)U.S.unions impose stricter work rules as compared to unions in Western European countries.
• B)U.S.government regulations impose stricter work rules as compared to government regulations in Western Europe.
• C)The United States has a higher rate of job mobility than do many Western European countries.
• D)U.S.workers can obtain unemployment insurance for a longer period of time as compared to workers in most Western European countries.

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Definitions:

Food Chain

A sequence that displays the feeding relationships between organisms, showing how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

Energy Flow

The transfer of energy through a community of organisms by the feeding of one organism on another.

Biomass Reduction

A decrease in the total mass of organisms in a particular area, ecosystem, or trophic level over time, often due to environmental pressures or exploitation.

Gross Primary Productivity

The total rate at which an ecosystem's producers, like plants, convert solar energy into organic substances through photosynthesis.