According to the assumptions of the chapter 8 endogenous growth model, would an educated worker prefer to live in a country with other highly-educated people or in a country where most other people are not highly educated? A. Prefer to live in the country with high education levels in the short run but not the long run. B. Prefer to live in the country with low education levels in both the short run and long run. C. Prefer to live in the country with high education levels in both the short run and long run. D. Prefer to live in the country with low education levels in the short run but not in the long run.
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