Question 1

Most economists agree that government efforts in economic development must be

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A)  employed to substitute for private efforts.
B)  designed to support private efforts.
C)  the sole driver of economic development.
D)  kept at a minimum because we can always rely on markets.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Which two of the following countries had the worst score in the Corruption Perceptions Index in 2015?

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A)  Italy and Greece
B)  China and Singapore
C)  Mexico and Russia
D)  Somalia and AfghanistanE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Which of the given nations would be middle-income developing countries (DVCs) , according to the World Bank?

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A)  country E only
B)  countries A, D, and E
C)  countries D and E
D)  country D onlyE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Assume the total real income of a developing country increases from $8 billion to $8.2 billion, while its population expands from 14 to 15 million people from one year to the next. Over the year, per capita income has

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A)  increased by $25 per person.
B)  decreased by $25 per person.
C)  increased by $533 per person.
D)  decreased by $533 per person.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

One recommended policy that IACs could adopt to help DVCs is to recruit and hire skilled workers from DVCs for businesses in IACs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Population expansion can impede economic development for the following reasons except

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A)  reduced saving and investment rates.
B)  reduced productivity of labor.
C)  a larger supply of labor.
D)  its contribution to urban congestion and problems.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

An advantage of direct foreign investment (compared to foreign loans)is that management skill and technological knowledge often accompany such capital flows.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of these sets of nations consists of high-income economies?

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A)  Brazil, Thailand, and South Africa
B)  China, India, and Russia
C)  Canada, Switzerland, and France
D)  United States, South Korea, and MexicoE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Infrastructure is best illustrated by

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A)  farm equipment.
B)  school buildings and highways.
C)  machinery and equipment for the production of consumer goods.
D)  government tax revenues.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

The most important growth obstacle common to all DVCs is the lack of desire to increase their standards of living.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

One common measure of the "standard of living" in a nation is

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A)  real income per capita.
B)  unemployment rate.
C)  real GDP.
D)  population size.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Which of the following is most characteristic of most developing nations?

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A)  roughly equal distribution of income among the population
B)  high levels of labor productivity in agriculture
C)  low propensity to consume goods and services
D)  low levels of saving and investmentE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Most of the DVCs find it difficult to accumulate capital goods because

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A)  the terms of trade prohibit the inflow of private capital from the advanced nations.
B)  it is very difficult to restrict consumption and thus to free resources for capital goods production.
C)  domestic monetary policies designed to achieve price stability result in low interest rates, thereby discouraging investment.
D)  investment is interest inelastic in DVCs.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Population growth remains high in most DVCs

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A)  because religious and sociocultural considerations favor large families.
B)  because children may provide economic security for aging parents.
C)  because children provide agricultural labor in rural areas.
D)  for all of these reasons.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

One major path that leads to growth in both developing nations (DVCs) as well industrially advanced nations (IACs) is that productive resources must be

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A)  owned and managed by the public sector.
B)  distributed more equitably across business sectors.
C)  reallocated to export industries.
D)  used more efficiently.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Based on population and economic development trends, the world population is expected to ____ in the last part of this century.

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A)  explode
B)  increase mildly
C)  become stable and constant
D)  declineE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

The differences in the per capita incomes of the IACs and the DVCs have diminished sharply since the Second World War because of U.S. aid programs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Most of the flow of foreign aid goes to

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A)  the poorest of developing countries (DVCs) .
B)  the most affluent of the developing country populations.
C)  the smallest developing countries.
D)  about 70 percent of the world's poorest people.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

A suggested policy for industrially advanced countries to adopt to encourage economic growth in developing countries would be

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A)  cutting debt relief for DVCs.
B)  directing foreign aid to the more affluent DVCs.
C)  restricting immigration of low-skilled workers from DVCs.
D)  reducing tariffs and import quotas on labor-intensive products.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 20

Foreign aid to the DVCs has been criticized

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A)  because it may generate economic dependence on the IACs.
B)  because it encourages the centralization of government power over the economy.
C)  because government corruption in the DVCs causes aid to be misused.
D)  for all of these reasons.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Exam 28: The Economics of Developing Countries

Infrastructure is best illustrated by

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One recommended policy that IACs could adopt to help DVCs is to recruit and hire skilled workers from DVCs for businesses in IACs.

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Based on population and economic development trends, the world population is expected to ____ in the last part of this century.

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Assume the total real income of a developing country increases from $8 billion to $8.2 billion, while its population expands from 14 to 15 million people from one year to the next. Over the year, per capita income has

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Foreign aid to the DVCs has been criticized

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Which of the following is most characteristic of most developing nations?

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Most of the flow of foreign aid goes to

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A suggested policy for industrially advanced countries to adopt to encourage economic growth in developing countries would be

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One common measure of the "standard of living" in a nation is

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Most economists agree that government efforts in economic development must be

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Which of the given nations would be middle-income developing countries (DVCs) , according to the World Bank?

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One major path that leads to growth in both developing nations (DVCs) as well industrially advanced nations (IACs) is that productive resources must be

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Population growth remains high in most DVCs

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Which of these sets of nations consists of high-income economies?

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Most of the DVCs find it difficult to accumulate capital goods because

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An advantage of direct foreign investment (compared to foreign loans)is that management skill and technological knowledge often accompany such capital flows.

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Population expansion can impede economic development for the following reasons except

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The most important growth obstacle common to all DVCs is the lack of desire to increase their standards of living.

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The differences in the per capita incomes of the IACs and the DVCs have diminished sharply since the Second World War because of U.S. aid programs.

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Which two of the following countries had the worst score in the Corruption Perceptions Index in 2015?

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