The poorest region of the World is ?
A. the Middle East
B. Sub Saharan Africa
C. Asia
D. Latin America
Which of the following countries are not newly industrialized countries (NICs) ?
Which of the following countries are not newly industrialized countries (NICs) ?
A. Taiwan
B. North Korea
C. Singapore
D. Hong kong
Which of the following characteristics are most likely found in developing countries ?
Which of the following characteristics are most likely found in develog countries ?
A. high population growth rates
B. large number of people living in poverty
C. very traditional methods of agricultural production
D. All of the above
Which of the following could not be considered a major economic system ?
Which of the following could not be considered a major economic system ?
A. capitalism
B. physical quality of life index
C. socialism
D. communism
E. None of the above
Of the World’s population what portion lives in developing countries ?
Of the World’s population what portion lives in develog countries ?
A. approximately 35%
B. approximately 80%
C. nearly 10 billion people
D. nearly 1 billion people
Development economics focuses primarily on the poorest ______ of the worlds?
Development economics focuses primarily on the poorest ______ of the worlds?
A. population
B. two thirds
C. one third
D. 28 percent
E. 5 percent
Which country is not a transitional economy ?
Which country is not a transitional economy ?
A. china
B. Russia
C. Hungary
D. Mexico
Which of the following are not third-world regions ?
Which of the following are not third-world regions ?
A. Latin America
B. Asia
C. Africa
D. Australia
According to the human capital view of education ?
According to the human capital view of education ?
A. has no impact on the human capital of workers?
B. increases human capital and the wages of workers
C. can make any worker into a superstar
D. only helps firms sort workers into high ability and low-ability workers.
According to the signaling view of the education ?
According to the signaling view of the education ?
A. can make any worker into a superstar
B. increases human capital and the wages of workers
C. only helps firms sort workers into high ability and low-ability workers
D. reduces the wage gap between high-skill and low-skill workers.