Aid is a relatively small percentage of all foreign capital flows to developing countries. Is it unimportant?
What will be an ideal response?
The student can draw upon the material that opens the chapter to note the importance of aid for the poorest countries that do not have much access to other types of foreign capital.
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AC is lower in the long run than in the short run because
A. prices often fall, allowing savings on purchases. B. inputs can be combined more efficiently in the long run. C. over time the prices of all inputs tend to decrease. D. AFC falls with output over all ranges of output.
Refer to Scenario 1-2. Using marginal analysis terminology, what is another economic term for the incremental revenue received from the sale of the last 500 cigars?
A) sales revenue B) gross earnings C) marginal revenue D) gross profit
After World War II (1941–45), the U.S. public debt
(a) remained unchanged in 1947 even though the government ran a budget surplus (government expenditures fell below revenues in 1947). (b) continued to rise even though the government ran a budget surplus at times. (c) decreased even though the government ran a budget surplus continuously. (d) remained high while the government continuously ran deficits.
When price exceeds average variable cost for a firm, it is possible that: a. it is earning an economic profit. b. it is breaking even
c. it is suffering an economic loss. d. any of the above is true.