Which of the following statements is true about productivity growth?

Question 10 (1 point)

Which of the following statements is true about productivity growth?

a The largest contributor of productivity growth
is technological progress, which accounts for approximately 90% of it.
b The size of the capital stock in the economy explains roughly 70% of productivity growth. More and better plant and equipment make workers more productive.
c Education and training have a contribution to productivity growth of 15%, and economies of scale and resource allocation have a combined contribution of 15%.
d All of the above.
e Only b) and c)

Question 11 (1 point)

Which of the following statements is true?

a Investment in human capital is an important means of increasing labor productivity.
b Economies of scale are the increases in per-unit production costs that result from increases in output levels.
c Improved resource allocation means workers over time have moved from low-productivity employment to high-productivity employment. The long-run movement toward liberalized international trade through international agreements has improved the allocation of resources, increased labor productivity, and expanded real output (both here and abroad).
d All of the above.
e Only a) and c)

Question 12 (1 point)

Which of the following statements is true?

a Productivity growth rate increased significantly in the period of 1995-2010 as compared to the period of 1973-1995.
b Economists relate the increase in productivity growth in the period 1995-2010 to the significant wave of new technology coupled with global competition.
c The increase in productivity growth is important as real output, real income, and real wages are all positively linked to it.
d All of the above.
e Only a) and b)

 

In: Economics

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