Thomas Malthus argued that ?

Thomas Malthus argued that ?

A. none of these answers
B. an ever-increasing population is constrained only by the food supply resulting in chronic faminies
C. technological progress will continuously generate improvement in productivity and living standards.
D. labor is the only true factor of production

When a national has very little GDP per person ?

When a national has very little GDP per person ?

A. it is doomed to being relatively poor forever
B. none of these answers
C. an increase in capital will likely have little impact on output
D. it has the potential to grow relatively quickly due to the “catch-up-effect”
E. It must be a small nation.

If consumption when young and when old are both normal goods, an increase in the interest rate ?

If consumption when young and when old are both normal goods, an increase in the interest rate ?

A. will always increase the quantity of saving
B. will always decrease the quantity of saving
C. will increase the quantity of saving if the substitution effect outweighs the income effect
D. will increase the quantity of saving if the income effect outweighs the substitution effect

Refer to Exhibit 4, Suppose that the consumer must choose between buying socks and belts Also suppose that the consumer’s income is €100 A pair of socks is ?

Refer to Exhibit 4, Suppose that the consumer must choose between buying socks and belts Also suppose that the consumer’s income is €100 A pair of socks is ?

A. an inferior effect
B. a Geffen good
C. a normal good
D. none of these answers

Refer to Exhibit 4, Suppose that the consumer must choose between buying socks and belts Also suppose that the consumer’s income is €100 Suppose that the price of a pair of socks falls from €5 to €2 The substitution effect is represented by the movement from point ?

Refer to Exhibit 4, Suppose that the consumer must choose between buying socks and belts Also suppose that the consumer’s income is €100 Suppose that the price of a pair of socks falls from €5 to €2 The substitution effect is represented by the movement from point ?

A. Z to point X
B. X to point X
C. X to point Z
D. Y to point X