The study of economic growth focuses on the factors that cause an:

A. economy's production possibility curve to shift in.
B. economy's production possibility curve to shift out.
C. economy to move from a point inside its production possibility curve to a point on this curve.
D. economy to move along its production possibility curve.


Answer: B

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