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The Prebisch-Singer hypothesis states that primary commodity-dependent developing nations face a long-run structural decline in their terms of trade. Which of the following relationships between the income elasticity of demand for primary commodities (YEDpYED_pYEDp​) and manufactured goods (YEDmYED_mYEDm​) provides the theoretical foundation for this hypothesis?

0<YEDp<10 < YED_p < 10<YEDp​<1 and YEDm>1YED_m > 1YEDm​>1

YEDp>1YED_p > 1YEDp​>1 and 0<YEDm<10 < YED_m < 10<YEDm​<1

YEDp<0YED_p < 0YEDp​<0 and YEDm>1YED_m > 1YEDm​>1

YEDp>1YED_p > 1YEDp​>1 and YEDm>1YED_m > 1YEDm​>1

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