Which of the following is FALSE?
A. a high level of investment generally does not lead to a higher living standard
B. in industrial countries the amount of labor is less important than the skills and talent of the work force
C. a country that possesses rich natural resources should have a high standard of living
D. countries with fewer average years of schooling often have lower living standards
E. if a poor country invests in health it can significantly increase the quality of human capital and thus raise overall living standards
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If two countries have the same aggregate production function, rate of technological growth, and savings rate, then
A. they will always have the same per-capita income
B. the country with the higher rate of population growth will have a higher per-capita income
C. the country with the lower rate of population growth will have a higher per-capita income
D. the country with the highest depreciation rate will have the highest per-capita income
E. both C) and D)
In a neoclassical growth model, a decline in population growth will
A. shift the production function down
B. shift the savings function down
C. decrease the slope of the investment requirement line
D. all of the above
E. only A) and C)
An economy with a capital-labor ratio that is lower than the steady-state level can achieve a steady-state equilibrium at this lower capital-labor ratio only if
A. the savings rate decreases
B. the rate of depreciation decreases
C. the rate of population growth decreases
D. technological advances are made
E. all of the above
In a neoclassical growth model, if the capital-labor ratio is lower than the (optimal) steady-state level, we should expect that
A. saving is smaller than the investment requirement
B. output per capita will temporarily grow at a rate lower than population growth
C. income per capita will decrease
D. there will be a temporary increase in the capital stock that is greater than the increase in population
E. all of the above