Economic growth shifts the production possibility frontier A. up and to the left. B. down and to the left. C. up and to the right. D. down and to the right. Convergence theory suggests that when poorer, less developed countries begin to develop, they typically have higher growth rates as they catch-up with the more developed countries. A. True B. False
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