The slowdown in the growth of real wages in the United States since 1973 is consistent with a concurrent:
A. slowdown in productivity gains.
B. slowdown in the growth of the working age population.
C. speedup in the rate of inflation.
D. slowdown in immigration into the country.
Answer: A
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Refer to the information provided in Figure 2.4 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Figure 2.4Refer to Figure 2.4. The economy moves from Point A to Point D. This could be explained by
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