One Explanation for the Growth in the U

question 15

Multiple Choice

One explanation for the growth in the U.S. economy over the last 100 years is:

• A) a large increase in human capital.
• B) a rapid decline in human capital.
• C) a small, incremental increase in human capital.
• D) Human capital was not the cause of growth in the United States over the last 100 years.

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