Flashcards in economics 901-975 Deck (75):
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what is the velocity of money
price level
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what does p stand for in the equation of exchange
political stability is lacking, and risk is high
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why is it sometimes difficult to attract foreign investment to less developed countries
there might be a different work ethic, or a different belief in the role of the free market, or in the right of women to work, or even in the idea of punctuality
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what sorts of social values might be different in a less developed country than in the united states
education
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states general spend the most money on
developing countries have much higher birth rates
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how do birth rates compare in developed versus developing countries
raised
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specialization oand trade have (raised/allowed) standards of living in the world
higher, lower
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less developed countries generally have (higher/lower) birth rates and (higher/lower) literacy rates than developing and developed countries
public good
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tax revenues are usually intended to provide what type of good
public goods
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what type of goods must be provided by government if they are to exist at an adequate level
bhutan, afghanistan, rwanda, el salvador, bangladesh, nigeria
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what are some examples of less developed countries
risk their resources or manage their private properrty in a productive and or responsible way
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what do incentives cause people to do
developing
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classify the development status of a country with a per capita gdp of $7500
a country with a per capita gdp of over $10,000
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what constitutes a developed country
a country with a per capita gdp of under $3000
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what is a less developed country
developing
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classify the development of a country with a per capita gdp of $3001
bhutan
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which country has officially began measuring "gross national happiness"
developing
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a natino with a per capita gdp of $7000 would be classified as having a (developed/developing/ less-developed) economy
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Investment represents about _% of GDP in the United States.
$31,437
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How much was the U.S> per capita GPD in 1998
frictional
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Randy decides to leave his job in New York and travel to Morocco, then back to California , where he is looking for a new job. What kind of unemployment data?
every ccillian age 16 or older who has a job or is seeking one. Millitary personal and convicts do not count.
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Defines the labor force
The percentage of the iliasm population in the labor force out of everyone who could be in the labor force.
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What is the Labor Force Participation Rate?
the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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What government agency keeps track of unemployment data?
cyclical unemployment
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The EMployment Act of 1946 most targeted what kind of unemployment.
2000
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When did the Employment act of 1946 expire?
75%
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About what percentage of workers earning the federal; minimum wage are 20 years or older?
twice as likely
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How many times more likely is someone who has not gone to college to earn the minimum wage than someone who has graduated form college?
teh Bureau of Labor Statistics
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What government agency measures the Consumer PiceIndex
not necessarily
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is a trade deficit always bad
increase
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real wages increase/decrease as a result of trade
comparative
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a nation benefits by specializing in the goods in which it has a _ advantage
country A will export shirts to country B in exchange for apples
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with one hour of labor, country A can produce either one shirt or 4 apples. with the same amount of labor, country B can produce either two shirts or 10 apples. if the two countries trade with each other which will export shirts
an absolute advantage
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a nation that is more productive than another nation in a certain good has an absolute advantage/ a comparative advantage in that good
not necessarily. country a has an absolute advantage in this good, but country B may have the comparative advantage
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country A can produce a good at a lower cost than country B. should country A export this good it country B
credit
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if an item provides us with more foreign currency, it counts as a credit/debit in our balance of international payments
balance
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the relationship between the value of a nations exports and the value of it imports is called the trade_
exporter
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the U.S. is the largest _ of corn in the world
debit
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in a balance of international payments, imports are listed as _ items
the price of a nations currency expressed in terms of the value of another
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exchange rate
the ability of one country to produce a good at lower opportunity cost with a greater efficiency relative to other goods than another country
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comparative advantage
a good or service produced domestically and sold to consumers in another country
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export
more
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if the american dollar appreciates versus the japanese yen, it will be worth_ compared to the yen
the ability of one country to produce a good more efficiently at a lower cost than another country
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absolute advantage
yes
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if country A is less efficient than country B in the production of all goods, is it possible for country A to benefit by trading with country B
TRUE
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true or false the wto has en enforcement system
over 140
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the wto has about how many members
opposed
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the united auto nation union opposed or supported the creation nafta
brazil argentina and paraguay and uruguay are full members. Chile and Bolvia are associates
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which countryies beling to mercosur
Romania and Bulgaria
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Which two countries will join the EU in 2007?
France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, United Kingdom, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Finland
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Name the original 15 countries in the EU
a loss of American jobs to less expensive mexican ones
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The major fear felt by opponents of NAFTA was that it eould result in
reducing
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The goals of GATT included (increasing or reducing) tarrifs
tarrifs
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One goal of NAFTA was to eliminate all _____ among the US, Canada, and MExico over a period of ten to fifteen years
the EU
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What is the current name of the organization formerly known as European Community?
Washington D.C.
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Where is the World Bank headwuartered?
sanctions
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Many nations imposed trade ________ on South Africa when it was under apartheid system
The Uruguay round
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What round of GATT talks were completed in 1993?
Paul Wolfowitz
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Who is the current president of the World Bank (in 2005)?
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithiuana, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia
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What ten european nations joined the EU in 2004?
the dispute settlement body
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which part of the world trade organization settled trade disputes
the EU
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what is the main european trade association
work toward the formation of the WTO
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what was the most signifacnt achievement to emerge from the urugay round
dumping
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what is the term for when pnce ocuntry exports a large number of goods to another country at prices much lower than domestic prices
mercosur
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this is a south american free trade associaiton
steel
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the united states was forced by the WTO to remove tariffs on what calss of goods
a grop of countries that agreed to have free trade
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what is a free trade assocation
The IMF
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if the contry is suffering a currency crisis to which organiation would they turn to for help
us, mexico, canada
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what countireds belong to NAFTA
they feared that union workers would lose their jobs to mexico
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why did the united autoworkers union oppose the creation of nafta
hurt
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trade sancitons are intended to (help or hurt) the ecnomies of the nations in which they are opposed
the careageana agreement of 1969
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which agreement began the development of the andean
the federal trade commission
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What federal agency was created to prohibit "unfair methods of competition"
debit
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if an item causes us to use up our stock of foreign currency, it counts as a (credit/debt) in our balance of international payments
1914
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