5.We can illustrate the economic growth model using the per-worker production function, which is the relationship...
Question 18 (Ch21&22) Which countries have experienced faster economic growth? 1. A) Countries that have been generally more open to foreign trade and investment. 2. B) Countries that relied less on foreign trade and more on their own internal sources of saving and investment. 3. C) Countries that focused on job preservation. 4.D) Countries that avoided globalization. Question 19 (Ch21&22) Why has productivity growth in the U.S. been more rapid than in the other industrialized countries? A) Because of the...
Which of the following are true of capital as a determinant of economic growth? Check all that apply. a. Capital investment decreases per capita real GDP. b. As consumption increases, capital formation also increases. c. Countries with higher investment rates tend to have higher growth rates. d. Technological advances allow more output from the same amount of capital.
Refer to the per worker production function presented in Figure 1 on the next page. Explain what a movement from point A to B represents, and explain what a movement from point B to D represents. Which change would be the best for sustained (long run) economic growth? Real GDP per hour worked Y/L Production functions 17 000 Production 16 400 function2 16 000 Production function 15 000 0 Capital per hour worked, K/L $50 000 $60 000 $70 000...
Which statement about U.S. economic growth since 1950 is true? The 1950s and 1960s were particularly good decades for growth, and the benefits of growth were more widely shared than they have been in recent decades. The decade of the 1990s was by far the best for growth, as improvements in information technology greatly increased productivity. Growth of GDP per capita has been remarkably constant over this time; no decade stands out as either better or worse than any other....
Just 5-8 1 Analytics of the Solow Model In the Solow economy, people consume a good that firms produce with technology Y (which we assume to be constant) and f is a Cobb-Douglas production function Af (K, L), where A is TFP f(K, L) KL-a Here K is the stock of capital, which depreciates at rate δ E (0, 1) per period, and L is the labor force, which grows exogenously at rate n > 0. Here employment is always...
please hurry Question 31 Regulations that make it costly to dismiss workers a. protect the interests of workers without any secondary effects. b. reduce the overall level of unemployment. c. reduce total employment because they also make it more costly to hire workers. d. expand total employment because they make it more attractive to hire additional workers. 2.5 points Question 32 Per capita incomes are higher in countries with a. higher marginal tax rates. b. higher tariffs. c. greater self-sufficiency...
1. Structural unemployment is the result of A) short-term movement of workers between jobs. B) job search for first-time job seekers. C) technological change or permanent changes in industry demand. D) business cycle fluctuations. E) recurring changes in the hiring needs of certain industries. 2. The real interest rate equals A) the nominal interest rate minus the rate of unexpected inflation. B) the rate of expected inflation minus the nominal interest rate. C) the nominal interest rate minus the rate...
The Economist article “Indonesias economic growth is being held back by populism,” (see below) highlights a number of features of Indonesias economic growth potential (as of January, 2019). After reading the article, evaluate the quality of Indonesia’s policy environment. Specifically, consider which aspects of Indonesia’s policy and demographic setting are conducive to economic growth and which are inhibiting economic growth? Begin with a brief summary of the requirements for economic growth that are explained in Modules 20 and 22. When...
QUESTION 1 AlpenPleasure Co. produces 1000 boxes of chocolate. Each box sells for $30. AlpenPleasure pays wages of $10,000 and buys $15,000 worth of cocoa beans and other ingredients needed to produce the chocolate. What is AlpenPleasure's contribution (value-added) to GDP? $5,000 $45,000 $15,000 $20,000 QUESTION 2 There is currently a lot of debate in the U.S. about raising the minimum wage. As a contribution to this debate, the Wall Street Journal recently reported the following numbers: In 1980, the...
macroeconomic please solve it all i need help 8. If the price of coffee decreases, all else held coestant, the Law of Demand states that a firms will produce more coffee b. people will buy more coffee 9. If the price of coffee decreases, all else held constant, the Law of Supply states that a firms will produce more coffee b. people will buy more coffee e. firms will produce less coffee d people will buy more milk shakes c....