Practice mode Long Term Economic Growth

Growth rates tend to converge because ____ is easier when capital per worker is low, and because of ____. Which pair completes the sentence?

Correct answer C. Capital-deepening, catch-up in technology

Explanation

Where capital per worker is low, each addition to it yields high returns, so capital deepening is easy. Poorer countries can also copy technology already developed elsewhere, allowing rapid catch-up.

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