Question 1

Industrially advanced countries can best help developing countries by

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A)  establishing price supports for the products produced by DVCs.
B)  increasing tariffs and quotas on products produced by DVCs.
C)  increasing the flows of private capital to DVCs.
D)  increasing control over DVCs' capital markets.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

(Last Word)  Loans offered through microcredit programs

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A)  are usually spent on food.
B)  suffer from low repayment rates.
C)  have very high repayment rates.
D)  have lifted borrowers out of poverty at a faster pace than nonrecipients of loans.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Per capita income in the United States in 2014 was about

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A)  $25,300 per person.
B)  $36,300 per person.
C)  $55,200 per person.
D)  $68,800 per person.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

(Last Word)  Providing poor families with grants if they send their children to school and get proper medical care is known as

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A)  microcredit.
B)  in-kind transfers.
C)  unconditional cash transfers.
D)  conditional cash transfers.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Making "soft loans"-loans that may not be self-liquidating-to the very poorest of the developing countries on relatively liberal terms is the primary function of the

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A)  United Nations.
B)  International Finance Corporation.
C)  New Global Compact.
D)  International Development Association.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following IACs (industrially advanced countries)  gave the smallest share of its GDP to foreign aid or development assistance to DVCs (developing countries)  in 2015?

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A)  United States
B)  Japan
C)  Canada
D)  GermanyE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 7

The populations of the developing nations are growing

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A)  at about 5 percent per year.
B)  at about the same rate as those of the industrially advanced nations.
C)  slower than those of the industrially advanced nations.
D)  faster than those of the industrially advanced nations.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

If two nations have different per capita income levels and their rates of economic growth are identical, then the absolute per capita income differential

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A)  will remain constant.
B)  may either widen or diminish.
C)  will diminish.
D)  will widen.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Which of these sets of nations consists of low-income developing nations?

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A)  Brazil, Australia, and South Africa
B)  Uganda, Madagascar, and Burkina Faso
C)  Canada, Switzerland, and France
D)  Germany, South Korea, and MexicoE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

When technological advances are of the capital-using kind, it is possible for an economy to increase its productivity without any net investment in capital goods.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which organization primarily makes and guarantees loans to developing nations for basic development projects such as the construction of dams, roads, and schools?

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A)  the World Bank
B)  the New Economic Order
C)  the Federal Reserve System
D)  the Committee on Economic DevelopmentE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

The population growth rate of the DVCs (developing countries)  as a group in recent decades has been

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A)  steady.
B)  declining.
C)  rising modestly.
D)  rising rapidly.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Capital flight refers to

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A)  the tendency of large corporations of IACs to build new plants in the DVCs because labor is cheaper.
B)  DVC citizens accumulating or investing their savings in the IACs.
C)  the high international mobility of speculative funds caused by variations in exchange rates.
D)  the tendency of DVCs to overinvest in commercial aircraft.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Which of the following is not inversely related to per capita income?

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A)  mortality rates for children under five years of age
B)  adult illiteracy rates
C)  per capita energy consumption
D)  population growth ratesE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Economists would most likely suggest that advanced nations can best assist in the economic development of developing nations by

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A)  increasing the amount of military aid to strengthen the government's role in providing law and order.
B)  increasing trade barriers so that less-developed nations will become more self-sufficient.
C)  reducing trade barriers and increasing the amount of private and public capital.
D)  decreasing the amounts of private capital or foreign aid to reduce the level of neocolonialism.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

If population is expanding at the same rate as real output,

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A)  real per capita output will increase.
B)  real per capita output will decrease.
C)  real per capita output will remain unchanged.
D)  living standards will increase.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

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) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Which of the following countries had the highest per capita energy consumption in 2013?

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A)  India
B)  China
C)  Japan
D)  United StatesE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Which of the following is characteristic of DVCs?

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A)  A large percentage of the labor force is in agriculture.
B)  There are high levels of saving and investment.
C)  They have high labor productivity.
D)  There are high levels of training.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Which of the following IACs (industrially advanced countries)  gave the largest share of its GDP to foreign aid or development assistance to DVCs (developing countries)  in 2015?

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A)  Sweden
B)  Japan
C)  United States
D)  GermanyE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Exam 42: The Economics of Developing Countries

If two nations have different per capita income levels and their rates of economic growth are identical, then the absolute per capita income differential

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Which of these sets of nations consists of low-income developing nations?

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(Last Word) Loans offered through microcredit programs

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The populations of the developing nations are growing

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Which of the following is characteristic of DVCs?

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Which organization primarily makes and guarantees loans to developing nations for basic development projects such as the construction of dams, roads, and schools?

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Economists would most likely suggest that advanced nations can best assist in the economic development of developing nations by

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(Last Word) Providing poor families with grants if they send their children to school and get proper medical care is known as

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Per capita income in the United States in 2014 was about

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Making "soft loans"-loans that may not be self-liquidating-to the very poorest of the developing countries on relatively liberal terms is the primary function of the

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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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Which of the following is not inversely related to per capita income?

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If population is expanding at the same rate as real output,

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Industrially advanced countries can best help developing countries by

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Capital flight refers to

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Which of the following IACs (industrially advanced countries) gave the largest share of its GDP to foreign aid or development assistance to DVCs (developing countries) in 2015?

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Which of the following IACs (industrially advanced countries) gave the smallest share of its GDP to foreign aid or development assistance to DVCs (developing countries) in 2015?

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When technological advances are of the capital-using kind, it is possible for an economy to increase its productivity without any net investment in capital goods.

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The population growth rate of the DVCs (developing countries) as a group in recent decades has been

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Which of the following countries had the highest per capita energy consumption in 2013?

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