The U.S. system of national income accounts was started in the

a. late 1800s to measure the effects of rapid industrialization
b. mid-1910s to measure the effects of World War I on the economy
c. early 1930s to keep track of national income and output
d. early 1940s to keep track of output during World War II
e. early 1950s to measure changes in post-World War II output and income


C

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