The brief spike in productivity during the 1990s and 2000s was attributable to

A. the substitution of automatic interactions for human ones (like ATMs and phone trees) alone.
B. robotic production alone.
C. early retirement of baby boomers.
D. both robotic production and the substitution of automatic interactions for human ones.


Answer: D

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