Questions from Macroeconomics


Q: Compare the growth rates in Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore,

Compare the growth rates in Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, China, and Canada. In terms of real GDP per person, how far is China behind these others?

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Q: What determines the demand for labour, the supply of labour,

What determines the demand for labour, the supply of labour, and labour market equilibrium?

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Q: Explain the influences on the pace of labour productivity growth.

Explain the influences on the pace of labour productivity growth.

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Q: Why is the unemployment rate never zero, even at full employment

Why is the unemployment rate never zero, even at full employment?

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Q: What is the key idea of classical growth theory that leads to

What is the key idea of classical growth theory that leads to the dismal outcome?

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Q: What is the key proposition of new growth theory that makes economic

What is the key proposition of new growth theory that makes economic growth persist?

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Q: Brazil’s real GDP was 1,180 trillion reais in 2013 and

Brazil’s real GDP was 1,180 trillion reais in 2013 and 1,202 trillion reais in 2014. Brazil’s population was 198 million in 2013 and 200 million in 2014. Calculate: a. The growth rate of real GDP. b....

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Q: The IMF projects that China’s real GDP per person will be 15

The IMF projects that China’s real GDP per person will be 15,040 yuan in 2015 and 16,010 yuan in 2016 and that India’s real GDP per person will be 54,085 rupees in 2015 and 56,840 rupees in 2016. By m...

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Q: China was the largest economy for centuries because everyone had the same

China was the largest economy for centuries because everyone had the same type of economy— subsistence—and so the country with the most people would be economically biggest. Then the Industrial Revolu...

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Q: For three years, there was no technological change in Longland but

For three years, there was no technological change in Longland but capital per hour of labour increased from $10 to $20 to $30 and real GDP per hour of labour increased from $3.80 to $5.70 to $7.13. T...

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