Infant mortality ?

Infant mortality ?

A. is defined as the annual number of deaths of infant under 1 year old per 1,000 live births
B. reflects the availability of primary education the rights of employments and social security
C. is life expectancy up to age 3
D. reflects the availability of hospitals and childcare facilities and the parents wealth

PPP is ?

PPP is ?

A. a theory that tells us that exchanged rates between currencies are in equilibrium when their purchasing power is the same in both countries
B. GDP divided by exchange rate
C. a measure of income inequality
D. a measure of infant mortality in develog countries

Which of the following is not a problem in comparing developed and developing countries GNP ?

Which of the following is not a problem in comparing developed and develog countries GNP ?

A. GNP is understated for developed countries, since a number of items included in their national incomes are intermediate goods
B. The economic contribution of a housewife is a peasant family may not be measured is GNP is poor country
C. GNP in understated for develog countries since many of their labor intensive good have no impact on exchange rate since they are not traded
D. GNP is overstated for for countries where the price of foreign exchange is less than market clearing price

The World Bank’s GNP per capita classification for low income middle income and high income countries respectively is ?

The World Bank’s GNP per capita classification for low income middle income and high income countries respectively is ?

A. less than $900, $900-$9000 and more than $9000
B. less than $5000, $5000-$15000 and more than $15000
C. less than $100, $100-$1000 and more than $1000
D. less than $5000, $5000-$150000 and more than $150000

According to chapter 2 in the text which of the following is true ?

According to chapter 2 in the text which of the following is true ?

A. The boundary between rich and poor countries has become clearer in 1990s
B. The fastest growing countries must be the ones with the highest per capita GNP
C. A few poor countries like South Korea and Malaysia in the 1950s grew much more rapidly than some higher-income countries like Uruguay and New Zealand
D. Today all high and Upper-middle income countries are Western.