Why do some people think that the productivity slowdown since 1973 is just a return to normalcy after fast productivity growth during the previous 25 years?
A) Productivity growth of the previous 25 years was abnormally low.
B) The Great Depression and World War II had prevented technological opportunities from being exploited.
C) The United States is the only country to face the slowdown, due to poor regulatory decisions.
D) The United States has allowed countries like Japan to steal its technological breakthroughs.
B
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A) point A. B) point B. C) point C. D) point D. E) none of the above
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a. increase taxes b. increase government expenditures c. increase the money supply d. All of the above are correct.