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Economic growth can be portrayed as


A) an outward shift of the production possibilities curve.
B) an inward shift of the production possibilities curve.
C) a movement from a point on to a point inside a production possibilities curve.
D) a movement from one point to another point on a fixed production possibilities curve.

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One hypothesis for declining productivity growth rates since the Great Recession is that technological progress has been so rapid that firms have not been able to keep up in terms of investment.

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If an economy is currently producing on its production possibilities curve, a rightward shift of the curve is a necessary but not sufficient condition for economic growth.

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Since the 1950s, the U.S.average annual rate of growth of real GDP was higher than the average annual growth of real GDP per capita.

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Strong property rights inhibit economic growth by strictly regulating economic behavior.

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If real GDP grows at an average annual rate of 2.0 percent instead of 3.5 percent, then it would take about 35 years-instead of 20 years-for real GDP to double.

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The real GDP of the United States has grown since the 1950s largely because of increases in labor productivity.

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The pattern of productivity growth in the U.S.in the period 2010-2015, when compared to previous periods, suggests that


A) businesses are investing in new technologies at an accelerating rate compared to previous periods.
B) businesses are slowing down in their implementation of new productive technologies.
C) consumers are spending a lot more on domestically produced goods and on new gadgets.
D) there has been a sharp increase in the influx of immigrant workers into the country.

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Leader countries that experience modern economic growth early on will always grow faster than follower countries.

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Follower countries achieve high rates of growth by adopting technologies developed by leader countries.

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Improvements in education and training explain about 80 percent of the historical growth of U.S.labor productivity.

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Given the annual rate of economic growth, the "rule of 70" allows one to


A) determine the accompanying rate of inflation.
B) calculate the size of the GDP gap.
C) calculate the number of years required for real GDP to double.
D) determine the growth rate of per capita GDP.

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What percentage of the U.S.adult population has at least a high school education (as of 2015) ?


A) 31 percent
B) 41 percent
C) 88 percent
D) 95 percent

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Trends in educational attainment in the U.S.since 1960 indicate that the percentage of adults


A) completing high school has been rising, and so has the percentage who do not go to high school nor complete elementary school.
B) completing college has been rising, and so has the percentage completing high school.
C) completing college has been constant, but the percentage completing high school has been rising.
D) who do not go to high school has been falling, but the percentage who do not complete elementary school has been rising.

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Proponents of economic growth claim that rising living standards can lead to environmental improvements as people can afford to care more about the environment.

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The economy of 1995-2010 was characterized by greater productivity growth and greater economic growth than in the immediately preceding two decades.

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Modern economic growth since the 1820s has widened wealth and income disparities between richer and poorer nations.

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Which of the following institutional structures is most likely to promote growth?


A) a well-enforced system of patents and copyrights
B) a tightly regulated market system
C) a system of tariffs and other trade barriers to protect domestic companies
D) all of these

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Between 2015 and 2026, productivity growth is expected to account for about percent of the growth of real GDP in the United States.


A) 62
B) 40
C) 92
D) 88

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In the growth debate, critics of economic growth say that it will deplete our finite economic resources.

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