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Which of the following statements is not correct?
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An increase in a nation's labor supply will cause its potential output to increase.
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Economic growth can be illustrated by an expansion of a nation's production possibilities curve. -
An increase in the quantity of a nation's resources will cause economic growth, but an increase in the quality of resources will not.
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New technologies or new ways of producing output can cause a nation's production possibilities curve to shift outward.
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