Economists generally believe that a country’s productivity and growth is driven by ______.
a. access to international markets
b. increases in natural resources
c. human population increases
d. technological progress
d. technological progress
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Use the following table to answer the next question.YearReal GDPPopulation2008$20,000200200940,000400201060,000400201170,000500In 2011 real GDP per capita equals ________.
A. $140 B. $7,000 C. $100 D. $70,000
The aggregate demand curve is
A) upward sloping. B) a vertical line at potential output. C) a horizontal line at the current price level. D) downward sloping.
Using a production possibilities curve, an economy that produces an output combination less than the maximum possible is depicted by a point located:
a. at the top corner of the curve. b. near the middle of the curve. c. at the bottom corner of the curve. d. outside the curve. e. inside the curve.
Why would a wage differential due to discrimination in hiring be unlikely to persist in a competitive labor market?
a. There is a cost advantage for firms that do not discriminate. b. Workers who are victims of discrimination will eventually drop out of the labor market. c. Competing firms will hire fewer of the workers who are temporarily victimized by discrimination. d. Discrimination cannot exist in markets.