Economics - Poverty, Malnutrition, And Income Inequality
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1. Question
The Human Development Report 2003, which assumes that poverty is multidimensional calculates a human poverty index based on which of the following measures of deprivation:
I- probability at birth of not surviving to age 40
II- adult illiteracy rate
III- negative economic growth
IV- lack of a decent standard of livingCorrect
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According to Human Development Report 2003, about ____ countries were poorer in 2003 than in 1990
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_____ is below the income that secures the bare essentials of food clothing and shelter
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Sen’s welfare theory relies on:
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5. Question
Indices of income distribution measure:
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6. Question
Income inequalities are often shown on a
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7. Question
A value of 1 in Gini index represents
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8. Question
The elasticity of propoor growth is
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9. Question
In 2003, the UN Development Program estimated that a 1-percent LDC per capita consumption growth, with income inequality unchanging, would reduce the poverty percentage by _____ percent yearly
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10. Question
Which of the following statements are true about income inequality in developed and developing countries
I- 27 percent of the developing countries have low inequality
II- The majority of developed (high-income) countries have high income inequality
III- The income shares of the poor are lower and their variance higher in DCs than in LDCsCorrect
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The Lorenz curve shows
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12. Question
Peer borrowing groups of five or so people with joit liability approve loans to other members as a substitute for the bank’s screening process
The above statement applies to:Correct
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Question 13 of 13
13. Question
Sala-i-Martin interpolates income distribution by:
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