Why is eradicating child labor seen as an economic investment?

What will be an ideal response?


Answers should include reference to the estimated $5 trillion in economic gains and a high rate of return on the investment needed to eliminate child labor and provide more education up to age 14.

Economics

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The two nations that have gone furthest with "universal banking" are

A) the United States and the United Kingdom. B) the United Kingdom and Germany. C) Germany and Japan. D) the United States and Japan.

Economics

All of the following are examples of residential investment spending except

A) the purchase of a new apartment building by a property management company. B) Sandra purchases her childhood home from her parents. C) the purchase of a new home by the MacGregor family. D) Tobias purchases a new duplex and plans to live in one half and rent the other half to his brother Dorian.

Economics

In evaluating the required rate of return for equity financing of a capital project, the Beta value is

A) the expected rate of growth in a firm's profits. B) the expected future value of a firm's stock. C) the volatility in the rate of return on a firm's stock compared with the volatility in the rate of return on a market portfolio of stocks. D) None of the above

Economics

In a fractional reserve economy where the required reserve ratio is 10%, must it be the case that an initial deposit of $100 increases the total money supply by $1,000? Explain

Economics