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Show in a diagram an S-curve and a 45-degree line. Are all three points of intersection
stable equilibrium points? Explain.
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What is human capital and why is it crucial to expand human capital as part of the
development process?
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Is there evidence that an increase in per capita income stimulates population growth?
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What economic variables would you need to consider in order to distinguish between a
developing country with a short-term balance of payments problem and one in a debt
crisis? Explain what data you would need to look at and why.
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What is meant by the term dynamic incentives in the context of making loans to micro
borrowers.
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In reviewing discussions of life in developing countries, what is it about lifestyles in the
low-income countries compared with lifestyles in the high-income countries that most
strikes you? Why?
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Point out the main differences in job conditions and worker characteristics between the
urban formal and informal sectors.
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What is educational inequality and how is it measured? Why is it important to measure
the degree of educational inequality in a country? Explain your answer.
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When and under what circumstances is intervention in international trade justified on
market correction grounds? What preconditions would have to be met from the
government side for there to be a reasonable likelihood of success?
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What role should the government play with respect to the agricultural sector in
developing countries in their attempt to alleviate poverty?
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Why is the debate between the international dependence and the neoclassical
counter-revolution schools referred to as "finger pointing?"
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Explain why a Lorenz curve can never lie to the left or above the 45 degree line.
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The 2006 Human Development Report reported that the HDI of South Africa was 0.653
(and its rank was 121) and that of the Peru was 0.767 (and its rank was 82). South
Africa's per capita income (in PPP dollars) was 11,192 and that of Peru was 5,678.
Comment and explain.
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Explain the reasons for the hidden momentum of population growth and state its
implication for population levels.
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Even though women may often constitute the majority of the rural-urban migrants in a
country, they usually still remain employed in the informal sector. Why? What are the
consequences of this?
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After a policy of import substitution has begun, a developing country finds that
employment has not risen significantly and that urban unemployment seems to be
rising. Explain how these developments might be connected.
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Compare and contrast the workings of the organized and unorganized money markets in
developing countries.
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