Does economic growth eliminate scarcity?


Growth does not eliminate scarcity. When output grows more rapidly than population, people are better off. But they still face trade-offs. At any point along the production possibilities curve, to get more of one thing, one must give up something else.

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In the figure below, the economy is initially in long-run equilibrium at point A. If there is an adverse supply shock that reduces potential output and shifts the long-run aggregate supply curve from LRAS to LRAS', then the new long-run equilibrium is reached at point: 

A. C. B. D. C. E. D. B

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When a price fails to reflect all the benefits of a product, too much of it is produced and/or consumed

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of most less-developed countries?

a. Inadequate human capital b. High population growth rate c. Inadequate capital goods d. High productivity e. Inadequate water supplies

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Some corporate governance experts believe that serving on a company's board of directors for an extended length of time ________that member's independence from the company's CEO. If this is true, it would tend to ________ the principal-agent problem

A) enhances; increase B) diminishes; increase C) has no impact on; increase D) diminishes; decrease

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