If labor productivity increases, which of the following could happen?
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1. employment falls |
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2. GDP rises |
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3. the hours of employment per worker falls |
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4. leisure time increases |
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5. any of the above |
Answer
2. GDP rises
At the point when labor productivity expands, the creation work moves upward and potential GDP increments. . An expansion in populace builds the supply of labor and the supply of labor bend shifts rightward. The balance real wage rate falls and the harmony amount of employment increments.
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