A. the principle of comparative advantage
B. the principle of absolute advantage
C. an outward-looking growth strategy
D. an inward-looking growth strategy
Related Mcqs:
- Import substitution is the replacement of ____ by domestic production _____ protection of ________?
A. exports, subsidies
B. exports, patents
C. imports, high tariffs or import quotas
D. imports, subsidies - Many developing countries instituted import substitution policies because ?
A. the prices of the goods they imported were falling
B. the price of goods they exported were increasing
C. their terms of trade were deteriorating
D. their terms of trade were improving - In the Px = export price index, Pm = import price index, Qx = export quantity index,and Qm = import quantity index. Developing countries tend to maintain that their commodity term of trade have declined over the long run suggesting that _________ has declined?
A. Px/Pm
B. Pm/Px
C. (Pm/Px)Qm
D. (Px/Pm)Qx - Similar to import tariffs import quotas tend to result in ?
A. higher prices and reduced imports
B. increased government revenue
C. increased consumer surplus
D. decrease producer surplus - The substitution effect of higher wages suggests that as the wage rate increases ?
A. leisure becomes less expensive and households buy more of it
B. leisure becomes more expensive and households buy more of it
C. leisure becomes more expensive and households buy less of it
D. leisure becomes less expensive and households buy less of it. - If the income effect is smaller than the substitution effect, higher net wages will ?
A. reduce the supply of labour.
B. increase the demand for labour
C. increase the supply of labour
D. have no effect on the supply of labour - Assuming leisure is a normal good, if the income effect is greater than the substitution effect a wage increase ?
A. will have no effect on labour supply
B. will decreases labour supply
C. could cause either an increases or a decrease in labour supply
D. will increase labour supply. - The substitution effect of a rise in the price of labour will ____ the quantity of labour and the output, effect will ____ it
A. increase; increase
B. increase; reduce
C. reduce; reduce
D. reduce; increase - A change in the relative prices of which of the following pair of goods would likely cause the smallest substitution effect ?
A. right shoes and left shoes
B. petrol from BP and petrol from shell
C. kit-Kat chocolate snacks and Twix chocolate snacks
D. coke and Pepsi - Refer to Exhibit 4, Suppose that the consumer must choose between buying socks and belts Also suppose that the consumer’s income is €100 Suppose that the price of a pair of socks falls from €5 to €2 The substitution effect is represented by the movement from point ?
A. Z to point X
B. X to point X
C. X to point Z
D. Y to point X
