Question

Does the relationship between the initial level of real GDP per capita and the growth in real GDP per capita for The United States, Western Europe, Canada, and Japan from 1990 to 2014 support the catch-up hypothesis?

Question 22 (1 point) Does the relations hip between the ini tial level of real GDP per capita and the growth in real GDP per capita for The United S tates, Western Europe, Canada, and Japan from 1990 to 2014 support the catch- up hypo thesis? Real GDP per capita 100% relative to U.S. real GDP per capita 80 |1990 2014 90 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 France Germany Italy Spain Canada United Japan Kingdom This data supports the catch-up hypothesis. This data con tra dicts the catch-up hypothesis. This data neither supports nor contradicts the catch-up hypo thesis This data is unrelated to the catch-up hypothes is.

Answer 1

Option 4. This data is unrelated to the catch-up hypothesis

Explanation: In catch-up hypothesis, we compare the growth rates of developed and developing countries. Here, all the countries are developed countries.