A. improving the education of workers
B. raising union wages.
C. raising minimum wages.
D. restricting trade with foreign countries.
Related Mcqs:
- A combined measure of productivity that takes account of both labor and capital productivity is known as ?
A. total exploitation
B. labour/capital productivity
C. total factor productivity
D. total productivity - New technology in the form of computer spreadsheets has increased the productivity of accountants. This will cause ?
A. the demand curve for accountants to shift to the right, since the productivity of accountants has increased
B. firms to move up their demand curves for accountants
C. the demand curve for accountants to shift to the left, since it requires fewer accountants than it did before to do the same amount of work.
D. firms to move down their demand curves for accountants - According to Supply-side economists. if taxes are cut so that people have an increased incentive to work and businesses have an increased incentive to invest ?
A. aggregate supply will increase will increase aggregate demand will decrease and the price level will decrease
B. aggregate supply will increase will increase aggregate output will increase and the price level will decrease
C. aggregate supply will increase will increase aggregate output will increase and the price level will increase
D. both aggregate supply and demand will increase will increase and the price level will increase - According to supply-side economists if taxes are cut so that people have an increased incentive to work and businesses have an increased incentive to invest ?
A. aggregate supply will increase , aggregate demand will decrease
B. aggregate supply will increase, aggregate output will increase and the price level will decrease
C. aggregate supply will increase aggregate output will increase and the price level will increase
D. both aggregate supply and demand will increase and the price level will increase - If labour productivity per week is 200 units and there are 5 employees what is the total output ?
A. 40 units
B. 195 units
C. 1000 units
D. 200 units - Governments can stimulate productivity by ?
A. Imposing higher taxes on capital
B. encouraging more labour intensive work to reduce unemployment
C. reducing spending in education
D. encouraging private investment - G. MacDougal compared export ratios and labor productivity ratios for the United States and the United Kingdom in order to test the:
A. Ricardian theory of comparative
B. Heckscher Ohl in theory of comparative advantage
C. Linder theory of overlapping demand all of the above
D. None of these - The theoretical basis for zero marginal productivity of labor was the concept of ?
A. marginal rate of substitution
B. labor force literacy
C. substitution of leisure and work among labor
D. limited technical sustainability of factors - Low agricultural productivity in developing countries is mainly caused by ?
A. shortages of inputs including land
B. an over-investment in farm equipment
C. migration from rural areas to urban areas
D. a lack of effective demand for food products - Vaccinating people for measles, rubella, polio and cholera to substantially increase net social benefits by improving the health and productivity of the population is an example of ?
A. economies of scale
B. external economies
C. negative externality
D. net present value
