Chapter 18: Q. 18.3 (page 397)
Describe the growth shift from advanced nations to developing and emerging countries.
Short Answer
Leaders of developing countries wantto form a more robust quality of life for his or her people.
Chapter 18: Q. 18.3 (page 397)
Describe the growth shift from advanced nations to developing and emerging countries.
Leaders of developing countries wantto form a more robust quality of life for his or her people.
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Get started for freeAnswer the following questions concerning proposals to reform long-term development lending programs currently offered by the IMF and World Bank.
a. Why might the World Bank face moral hazard problems if it were to offer to provide funds to governments that promise to allocate the funds to major institutional reforms aimed at enhancing economic growth?
b. How does the IMF face an adverse selection problem if it is considering making loans to governments in which the ruling parties have already shown predispositions to try to "buy" votes by creating expensive public programs in advance of elections? How might following an announced rule in which the IMF cuts off future loans to governments that engage in such activities reduce this problem and promote increased economic growth in nations that do receive IMF loans?
Consider the estimates that the World Bank has assembled for the following nations:
Rank the nations in order, starting with the one you would expect to have the highest rate of economic growth, other things being equal. Explain your reasoning.
Consider Table 18-1. Based on the basic arithmetic of economic growth, what were the average annual rates of real GDP growth since 1990 for those nations experiencing positive rates of annual growth of per capita real GDP?
In principle, how could a nation maintain a relatively high rate of economic growth even if it also has a relatively high rate of population growth?
In terms of the basic arithmetic of economic growth, through what mechanism do improvements in labor and capital productivity help to boost the rate of growth of per capita real GDP?
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