Econ 102 - Principles of Macroeconomics » Fall 2022 » Economic Growth Quiz

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Question #1
Compared to workers in poor countries, workers in richer countries have
A.   Higher productivity and higher wages
B.   Higher productivity but lower wages
C.   Lower productivity but higher wages
D.   The same productivity but higher wages
Question #2
The definition of human capital refers to
A.   worker education and workers' equipment.
B.   workers' equipment and workers physical capital.
C.   worker education and workers' physical capital.
D.   Worker education and worker training.
Question #3
Poor countries often have difficulty investing in capital because
A.   they suffer from the cost disease of personal services.
B.   development assistance is designed in increase consumer goods.
C.   the population is living at subsistence level and cannot afford to save.
D.   multinational corporations do not bring technological advances into poor countries.
Question #4
An explanation for the slowdown in U.S. productivity growth in the 1973-1995 period was higher oil prices caused by
A.   OPEC.
B.   the CIA.
C.   the WTO.
D.   the IMF.
Question #5
Getting more output from a given amount of inputs is usually the result of increases in
A.   technology.
B.   the capital stock.
C.   the labor force.
D.   investment.
Question #6
Which of the following would NOT be classified as capital formation?
A.   purchasing new construction equipment.
B.   buying shares of stock
C.   building new warehouse.
D.   purchasing a new machine.
Question #7
The profit earned from selling an asset for more than you paid for it is called
A.   the real interest rate
B.   depreciation
C.   capital gains
D.   appreciation
Question #8
In order to improve living standards for future generations, the economy must
A.   reduce growth in the population
B.   increase government spending.
C.   reduce its investment goods.
D.   sacrifice consumer goods today.
Question #9
For given inputs of labor and capital, if technology is better, labor productivity will be
A.   higher
B.   lower
C.   unchanged
D.   characterized by increasing returns to scale

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