Economics MCQs

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Keiretsu refers to ?
A. Groups of affiliated companies loosely organized around a large bank
B. Horizontal manufacturing groups consisting of a core company and its partners
C. State-assisted entrepreneurs
D. Financial cliques
Many developing countries instituted import substitution policies because ?
A. The prices of the goods they imported were falling
B. The price of goods they exported were increasing
C. Their terms of trade were deteriorating
D. Their terms of trade were improving
Which of the following factors has been suggest as an explanation for the lack of economic growth in many poor nations ?
A. The constraints imposed by dependency on the already-developed nations
B. A steady rate of capital formation
C. An adequate level of social overhead capital
D. The supply of human resources is too high
One of the benefits of putting resources into agricultural projects is that ?
A. Successful agricultural projects produce surplus food to support urban development
B. Agricultural investment will prevent the flight of capital abroad
C. Agricultural projects usually have low import requirements
D. Export prices for agricultural products are more stable than those for industrial products
Which of the following is NOT one of the problems facing most developing nations ?
A. Food shortages
B. Foreign debt
C. Rapid population growth
D. Labor shortages
Structuralist economists who study developing countries focus their attention on ?
A. Changes in industrial structure over time
B. Specific barriers to development and how to overcome them
C. The impact of international trade structures on developing countries
D. The caste of class structure and discrimination in the labor market