How has economist Robert Fogel explained that economic growth is connected to life expectancy? Based on this connection, in what country would you expect to have a longer life expectancy, the United States or India? Explain

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According to Robert Fogel's research, countries with the lowest levels of GDP per capita also have the shortest life expectancies. Technological advances in medicine, agriculture, and water purification improve nutrition and increase incomes. Since economic growth in the United States has historically been greater than that in India, we would expect U.S. residents to have a longer life expectancy than residents of India. However, as India's economy begins to grow more dramatically, life expectancy in India is rapidly approaching that of the United States.

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