If we consider the per-capita GDP of China and India over the last five decades, we realize that
A)despite vast differences in population growth, both countries' per-capita GDP grew at approximately the same rate
B)while investment in human capital is important for economic growth, so are institutional changes and openness to trade
C)India's growth in per-capita GDP was higher than China's due to more investment in human capital
D)neither country's per-capita GDP grew significantly until the 1990s
E)the difference in growth rates between these countries can largely be explained by the difference in years of schooling

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The passage states that both investment in human capital and institutional changes/openness to trade are important for economic growth. It does not say that one country's per-capita GDP growth was higher than the other's due to investment in human capital. It also notes that both countries' per-capita GDP growth did not significantly increase until the 1990s, and that a difference in years of schooling does not fully explain the difference in growth rates between China and India.

If We Consider the Per-Capita GDP of China and India