Quiz 19

Question 1

Which of the following findings is consistent with the idea that learning plays an important role in increasing demand for health services and/or medication?

Answer 1

Individuals who are given medication for free are subsequently more likely to pay full price for it

Question 2

Present bias may help explain the low demand for preventative health care. Which of the following behaviors are also prime examples of present bias? (Check all that apply)

Answer 2

1. Saving too little and consuming too much in the present

2. Deciding to watch television rather than studying for a test

Question 3

According to the description of the research by Kremer et al. in Poor Economics, why was the Kenyan chlorine dispenser intervention so effective?

Answer 3

The apparatus used for chlorinating the water made the process as easy and convenient as possible

Question 4

Which of the following could explain the negative correlation between malaria and GDP? (Check all that apply)

Answer 4

1. Low GDP leads to high malaria rates
2. High malaria rates lead to low GDP
3. Counties with good institutions are more likely to have high GDP and more likely to be able to eradicate malaria