This document contains sample exam questions for development economics. It includes long questions worth up to 10 points each about why a dynasty may be trapped in poverty without credit markets and how the Gini Index is calculated. Short questions worth up to 5 points each ask about key parameters of the Harrod-Domar model and the definition of coordination failure with an example. Multiple choice questions worth up to 2.5 points each address purchasing power parity, assumptions of the Lewis two-sector model, and the focus of the O-ring theory.
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Development Economics Sample Exam 2018 10-09-00!08!25 (1)
This document contains sample exam questions for development economics. It includes long questions worth up to 10 points each about why a dynasty may be trapped in poverty without credit markets and how the Gini Index is calculated. Short questions worth up to 5 points each ask about key parameters of the Harrod-Domar model and the definition of coordination failure with an example. Multiple choice questions worth up to 2.5 points each address purchasing power parity, assumptions of the Lewis two-sector model, and the focus of the O-ring theory.
This document contains sample exam questions for development economics. It includes long questions worth up to 10 points each about why a dynasty may be trapped in poverty without credit markets and how the Gini Index is calculated. Short questions worth up to 5 points each ask about key parameters of the Harrod-Domar model and the definition of coordination failure with an example. Multiple choice questions worth up to 2.5 points each address purchasing power parity, assumptions of the Lewis two-sector model, and the focus of the O-ring theory.
1) Explain why in an economy with no credit markets a dynasty may …nd it impossible to escape from poverty( Galor- Zeira Model). 2) Explain how the Gini Index is built. Short Questions (max 5 points each). Choose 2 out of 3 1)What are two key parameters in explaning growth according to the Harrod- Domar model? 2)Explain what is meant by the term coordination failure and provide an example. 3) What are the components of the Human Development Index?
Multiple Choice Questions (max 2.5 points each)
1)The number of units of developing country currency required to purchase
a basket of goods and services in a developing country that costs one dollar in the U.S. is given by a. GNI price de‡ator. b. Human Development Index ranking. c. purchasing power parity. d. the exchange rate. 2) Which of the following is an assumption of the Lewis two-sector model? (a) surplus labor in the rural sector (b) high unemployment in the urban modern sector (c) rising real urban wages 3) The O-ring theory places emphasis on (a) education of the labor force. (b) skill complementarities. (c) purchases of machinery and equipment by …rms. (d) none of the above.