The Slowing Rate of Population Growth in the US After

question 24

Multiple Choice

The slowing rate of population growth in the US after 2000 (from 1.8% per year to 0.9% per year)

• A)was a significant reason behind the slowing of economic growth during that period.
• B)was entirely countered by an opposite trend in immigration so growth was nearly zero.
• C)was more than countered by an opposite trend in immigration so growth was robust.
• D)should have been a source of growth but wasn't.

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