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Chapter 11
Question | Answer |
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the application of mechanical power to the production goods | industrial revolution |
why does growth matter? | a country that growth too slowly fails to raise living standard |
an economic growth model explains growth rates | in real growth rate in real GDP per capita over the long run |
economic growth is | not inevitable |
the relationship between real GDP per hour worked | per worker function |
rival is an | private good |
excludable is an | private good |
nonrival is an | public good |
nonexcludable is an | public good |
is a key determined by the working of the market system | knowledge capital |
a model of long-run economic growth that emphasize that technological change | new growth theory |
prediction that level of GDP per capita in poor countries will grow faster than in rich countries | catch up |
globalization refers to | the process of countries becoming more open to foreign trade and investment |
creative destruction means that | firms develop new products that replace old products in the economy, thereby encouraging economic growth |