A. a fall in living standards
B. a more youthful population
C. an ageing population
D. an increase in population
Related Mcqs:
- Output fell sharply in the transition economies because ?
A. banks were unable to function
B. there was little corporate control
C. vital infrastructure was missing
D. All of the above - Assume that Country A is relatively abundant in labor and Country B is relatively abundant in land Note that wages are the returns to labor and rents are the returns to land According to the factor price equalization theorem, once Country A begins specializing according to comparative advantage and trading with Country B: A. wages and rents should fall in Country A B. wages and rents should rise in Country A C. wages should rise and rents should fall in Country A D. wages should fall and rents should raise in Country A ?
XA. wages and rents should fall in Country A
B. wages and rents should rise in Country A
C. wages should rise and rents should fall in Country A
D. wages should fall and rents should raise in Country A - What is called the situation in which a debtor remains unable to pay his creditors in full ?
A. Bankruptcy
B. Default
C. Total loss
D. Crash - If the minimum wage is set above the equilibrium wage rate, then another thing unchanged ?
A. There will be equilibrium in the labour market
B. There will excess demand in the labour market
C. There will be excess supply in the labour market
D. More people will be employed - A period of rapid population growth between a preindustrial stable population characterized by high birth and death rates and a later modern, stable population marked by low fertility and mortality is known as ?
A. demographic transition
B. population maturity
C. demobilizing population
D. birth-death transformation - For the United States suppose the annual interest rate on government securities equals 8 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 4 percent, For Switzerland the annual interest rate on government securities equal 10 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 7 percent the above variables would cause investment funds to flow from ?
A. the United States to Switzerland causing the dollar to depreciate
B. the United States to Switzerland causing the dollar to appreciate
C. Switzerland to the United States causing the franc to depreciate
D. Switzerland to the United States causing the franc to appreciate - For the United States suppose the annual interest rate on government securities equals 12 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 8 percent For Japan the annual interest rate on government securities equals 10 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 5 percent the above variables would cause investment funds to flow from ?
A. The United States to Japan causing the dollar to depreciate
B. The United States to Japan causing the dollar to appreciate
C. The Japan to United States, causing the dollar to depreciate
D. The Japan to United States, causing the dollar to appreciate - Exchange rate of which of the following currencies falls because of persistent balance of payments deficit ?
A. Gold currency
B. Hard currency
C. Silver currency
D. Soft currency - The death rate of infant rate per thousand in Pakistan is ?
A. 60 infant
B. 70 infant
C. 100 infant
D. 120 infant - An increase in price all other things unchanged leads to ?
A. A shift in supply outwards
B. A shift in supply inwards
C. A contraction of supply
D. An extension of supply
