Exam 6: Economic Growth

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Which of the following statements are correct? I. The average economic growth rate in real GDP per person in the United States over the last century was 5 percent per year. II. The United States has the highest economic growth rate of any nation.

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An aggregate production function shows the relationship between

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In the labor market, an increase in labor productivity the real wage rate and the level of employment.

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__________is the knowledge and skill that people have obtained from education and on -the-job training.

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The quantity of labor demanded depends on the

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The gaps between the United States and the Asian countries of Honk Kong, Singapore, Korea and China have been

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According to the new growth theory, competition

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Real wage rate (2005 dollars per hour) Quantity of labor demanded (billions of hours peryear) Quantity of labor supplied (billions of hours per year) 15 70 10 20 60 20 25 50 30 30 40 40 35 30 50 -The table above shows the labor market for the country of Pickett. When the labor market is in equilibrium, the real wage rate is _________and ___________of labor a year are employed.

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If the price level rises relative to the money wage rate, firms______________ the quantity of labor they demand and workers____________ the quantity of labor they supply.

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The decreasing slope of a production function reflects

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During 2011, the country of Economia had a real GDP of $115 billion and the population was 0.9 billion. In 2010, real GDP was 105 billion and the population was 0.85 billion. In 2011, real GDP per person was

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Suppose real GDP for a country is $13 trillion in 2007, $14 trillion in 2008, $15 trillion in 2009, and $16 trillion in 2010. Over this time period, the real GDP growth rate is

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If the labor market is in equilibrium and then the labor supply curve shifts rightward,

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Describe ways that governments can promote faster economic growth.

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The neoclassical growth theory says, in part, that

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Which of the following ideas apply to the neoclassical growth theory? I. The rate of technological change influences the rate of economic growth. II. Technological change promotes saving and investment. III. Convergence of economic growth rates across countries.

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Faster long-term growth can be achieved by discouraging saving and encouraging consumption.

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How has U.S. real GDP per person changed over the last 100 years?

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Using the Rule of 70, if the country of Flowerdomʹs current growth rate of real GDP per person was 10 percent a year, how long would it take the countryʹs real GDP per person to double?

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During the latter half of the 20th century, which of the following had the lowest level of real GDP per person?

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