Between the years 1870 and 1920, what happened to the agricultural labor force?

(a) It nearly doubled in numbers but declined significantly in its share of the total labor force.
(b) It remained about the same in numbers and declined significantly as a percent of the total
labor force.
(c) It nearly doubled in numbers while remaining approximately the same percentage of the total labor force.
(d) It declined both in numbers and as a percent of the total labor force.


(a)

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If the average productivity of Canadian firms is rising more quickly than the average productivity of Indian firms, which of the following would you expect to see?

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Refer to the figure below. In response to gradually falling inflation, this economy will eventually move from its short-run equilibrium to its long-run equilibrium. Graphically, this would be seen as

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