Given the fact that the productivity slowdown of the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s affected all industrial countries,which of the following explanations for the productivity slowdown in the United States is not likely to be correct?
A)A deterioration of the U.S.education system caused a decline in the quality of labor.
B)high oil prices
C)Services have become a larger fraction of GDP.
D)stricter environmental regulations

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The deterioration of the U.S. education system is a domestic issue and would not explain a productivity slowdown that affected all industrial countries.

Given the Fact That the Productivity Slowdown of the Mid-1970s