a Describe some of the features hindering developing countries from growing faster b Explain the extensive...
3. If countries are first ranked by level of Real GDP per capita, and then by the value of the Human Development Index, would you expect the ranking of countries to be similar or different? Explain and provide examples. Refer to table 1 in the Human Development Report website for the most recent data (hdr.undp.org) 4. Explain the lingering effects of colonialism and how it is still playing a role in hindering economic development in the developing world.
7. A. between 1870 to 1913 economic relations between rich countries and developing countries intensified but improvements in transportation and communication didn’t help developing countries but rather served to maintain the economic development of developed countries, why, and discuss? B. The story about the IEO reveals the role of Western expansion in the formation of the modern world economy but is subject to arguments, Discuss the contrasting perspectives about this?
Describe one of the constraints faced by smallholder farmers in many developing countries and explain how market access can reduce or eliminate this constraint.
Describe 1. Should poor countries grow faster than rich in a Solow model? Explain 2. Explain how changes in i. population growth rate, ii. saving rate, iii. technology growth rate change the stationary state in a Solow growth model.
Explain the ethical and economic implications of paying above-market wages to factory workers in developing countries.
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...
There are two questions related to Trade Policies for the Developing Nations. 1. What are some of the growth strategies that have been employed by the developing nations? How successful are these strategies? 2. Describe the flying-geese pattern of economic growth? What countries have pursued this strategy?
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Page One Economics®: “Why Are Some Countries Rich and Others Poor?” After reading the article, complete the following: 1. Why is GDP per capita used as an estimate of the average standard of living in a country? 2. Why is economic growth key for countries who want to escape poverty? 3. How do institutions increase total factor productivity (TFP) and create incentives for economic growth? 4. The “institutional theory” suggests that by establishing property...
According to the Hausmann-Rodrik-Velasco Growth Diagnostics Framework Group of answer choices all developing countries suffer from a lack of entrepreneurship "one size fits all" policy for economic development is now generally recognized as a myth there is usually one way that all developing countries can be improved all developing countries suffer from a low returns to economic activity
QUESTION 3 a) From a financial intermediation stand point, explain why developing countries finance. projects largely through government borrowing from international banking market, and multilateral institutions? [5 marks] b) Using examples of public infrastructure projects in Ghana, differentiate between offtake agreement and concession agreement. [5 marks] c) Explain why project finance is largely for public infrastructure projects but financed by the private sector in the 20th and 21st centuries? [5 marks] d) Why are pension funds more suitable sources of...