Question 1

According to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)of the United Nations,high food prices in 2008 pushed how many additional people into hunger?

Accepted Answer

A)  20 million 
B)  40 million 
C)  57 million 
D)  1 billion 
A)  20 million 
B)  40 million 
C)  57 million 
D)  1 billion

Question 2

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
-Diminishing returns,labor surplus

Accepted Answer

Diminishing Returns:
The concept of dimi

Question 3

Disguised unemployment refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the underground economy. 
B)  unemployment that fluctuates in the rural countryside. 
C)  earning two incomes annually, but reporting only one. 
D)  people who claim to be looking for a job, but have no intention of working. 
A)  the underground economy. 
B)  unemployment that fluctuates in the rural countryside. 
C)  earning two incomes annually, but reporting only one. 
D)  people who claim to be looking for a job, but have no intention of working.

Question 4

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
-Subsistence level,institutionally fixed wage

Accepted Answer

Subsistence Level:
The term "subsistence

Question 5

These two basic assumptions of David Ricardo have played an important role in two-sector models:

Accepted Answer

A)  rents and taxation. 
B)  buyers and sellers. 
C)  diminishing returns and labor surplus. 
D)  constant returns to scale and economic efficiency. 
A)  rents and taxation. 
B)  buyers and sellers. 
C)  diminishing returns and labor surplus. 
D)  constant returns to scale and economic efficiency.

According to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)of the United Nations,high food prices in 2008 pushed how many additional people into hunger?

Disguised unemployment refers to:

These two basic assumptions of David Ricardo have played an important role in two-sector models:

Patterns of Development

Measuring Economic Growth and Development

Economic Growth: Concepts and Patterns

Theories of Economic Growth

States and Markets

Inequality and Poverty

Population

Education

Health

Investment and Savings

Fiscal Policy

Financial Development and Inflation

Foreign Debt and Financial Crises

Foreign Aid

Managing Short-Run Crises in an Open Economy

Agricultural Development: Technology, policies, and Institutions

Trade and Development

Trade Policy

Sustainable Development

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Exam 16: Agriculture and Development

According to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)of the United Nations,high food prices in 2008 pushed how many additional people into hunger?

Disguised unemployment refers to:

These two basic assumptions of David Ricardo have played an important role in two-sector models:

Patterns of Development

Measuring Economic Growth and Development

Economic Growth: Concepts and Patterns

Theories of Economic Growth

States and Markets

Inequality and Poverty

Population

Education

Health

Investment and Savings

Fiscal Policy

Financial Development and Inflation

Foreign Debt and Financial Crises

Foreign Aid

Managing Short-Run Crises in an Open Economy

Agricultural Development: Technology, policies, and Institutions

Trade and Development

Trade Policy

Sustainable Development

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