Question 1

In 2005,developed countries began to offer "aid for trade" programs that:

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A)  fund initiatives in developing countries that minimize barriers to trade and provide the infrastructure critical for imports and exports.
B)  give developing countries funds to develop industries that create exports the developed nations want.
C)  give developing nations funds in exchange for free trade agreements.
D)  give developing nations funds in exchange for cheaper imports.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

The evidence to support economist de Soto's claim that a strong titling system would lead countries to increase their economic development is:

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A)  strong and undisputed.
B)  mixed,and implies they may be important with other factors present.
C)  absent,and his claims are unfounded.
D)  None of these statements is true.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

In terms of industrial policy,clusters refers to:

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A)  networks of interdependent firms,universities,and businesses that focus on the production of a specific type of good.
B)  firms in an economy that are so interconnected,when one fails,they all fail.
C)  the industries supported in a country practicing export-led growth policy.
D)  the industries supported in a country practicing import substitution policy.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Tariffs are:

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A)  taxes on exports.
B)  subsidies for imports.
C)  taxes on imports.
D)  subsidies for exports.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

In reality,overall growth and income for the poorest are:

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A)  highly positively correlated,but not perfectly.
B)  uncorrelated.
C)  highly negatively correlated,but not perfectly.
D)  slightly positively correlated.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

The largest overall recipients of remittances are:

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A)  Chile and Mexico,which each get more than $50 billion per year.
B)  China and India,which each get more than $5 billion per year.
C)  China and India,which each get more than $50 billion per year.
D)  Chile and Mexico,which each get more than $5 billion per year.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Impact investing is targeted toward:

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A)  social businesses.
B)  entrepreneurial ventures.
C)  those who live on less than $1 a day.
D)  All of these statements are true.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Randomized controlled trials cannot:

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A)  evaluate the impact of all programs or policies on development.
B)  explain why a particular program succeeded.
C)  guarantee that a program proven effective one place can be duplicated in another or that its effectiveness won't change over time.
D)  All of these statements are true.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Which of the following has been found to be most effective in improving the quality of education?

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A)  Training women in the community to offer supplemental lessons
B)  Distributing textbooks
C)  Providing parents with information about the quality of the children's schools
D)  All of these were found to equally improve the quality of education.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Which of the following industrial policies are effective for developing countries to deal with inflows of capital from overseas?

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A)  Import substitution
B)  Export-led growth
C)  Clustering
D)  All of these are effective ways for developing nations to use capital inflow.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Japan,Singapore,and Taiwan have all:

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A)  had success with import substitution policy.
B)  imitated South Korea's export-led growth policy and failed.
C)  imitated South Korea's import substitution policy and failed.
D)  had success with export-led growth policy.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Impact investors are willing to be more patient,take greater risks,and sometimes accept lower financial returns as long as they're convinced that their money:

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A)  is being used to create social change.
B)  will have a better financial return in the long run.
C)  is gaining more worth than it would in domestic investments.
D)  None of these statements is true.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

For much of the history of aid,____________ has been a driving force in decisions about how much to give in foreign aid.

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A)  the finance gap of receiving countries
B)  the opportunity cost of investing in developing nations
C)  the interest rate in the home country
D)  political strategyE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Hernando de Soto claims the ___________ in Latin America results in "dead capital."

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A)  weak titling system
B)  strong titling system
C)  general lack of strong national defense
D)  generally weak currenciesE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 15

What level of daily income is the World Bank's measure of extreme poverty?

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A)  $1.00
B)  $1.25
C)  $2.25
D)  $3.00E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

One important consequence of migration is:

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A)  brain drain.
B)  remittances.
C)  population growth.
D)  demographic shifting.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

The Cold War has been over since 1991,and foreign aid:

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A)  has tapered off and is largely nonexistent now.
B)  is still used as an effective political strategy to prevent communism.
C)  continues and is still largely dedicated toward building public goods.
D)  proved to be an ineffective tool in preventing the spread of communism.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 18

The study of health care provision in Delhi,India by Hammer and Das found:

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A)  doctors often worked at or beyond their knowledge frontier.
B)  doctors in public clinics were often more creative in diagnoses and care than those who worked in private facilities.
C)  unless doctors were intrinsically motivated,no incentive exists for them to provide high quality care.
D)  All of these statements are true.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

A poverty trap is:

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A)  what develops when poor nations save "too much."
B)  a self-reinforcing mechanism that causes the poor to stay poor.
C)  what develops when nations devote too much to foreign aid and not enough to domestic poverty.
D)  the lowest quartile of income earners in a given country,because it is highly unlikely they will ever move out regardless of policy.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

Foreign aid is given through which organization?

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A)  IBRD
B)  UNDP
C)  IDA
D)  Foreign aid is given through all these organizations.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Exam 35: Development Economics

Tariffs are:

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The study of health care provision in Delhi,India by Hammer and Das found:

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In 2005,developed countries began to offer "aid for trade" programs that:

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Japan,Singapore,and Taiwan have all:

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The evidence to support economist de Soto's claim that a strong titling system would lead countries to increase their economic development is:

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For much of the history of aid,____________ has been a driving force in decisions about how much to give in foreign aid.

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The Cold War has been over since 1991,and foreign aid:

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In terms of industrial policy,clusters refers to:

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A poverty trap is:

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Randomized controlled trials cannot:

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Which of the following industrial policies are effective for developing countries to deal with inflows of capital from overseas?

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Impact investing is targeted toward:

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Which of the following has been found to be most effective in improving the quality of education?

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The largest overall recipients of remittances are:

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In reality,overall growth and income for the poorest are:

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What level of daily income is the World Bank's measure of extreme poverty?

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One important consequence of migration is:

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Foreign aid is given through which organization?

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Impact investors are willing to be more patient,take greater risks,and sometimes accept lower financial returns as long as they're convinced that their money:

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Hernando de Soto claims the ___________ in Latin America results in "dead capital."

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