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  Regarding pursuing inward foreign direct investment (FDI) as d cpx7a gn7u b2i+ p0cu3r-q5fa growth and development strf c ucp i273bq5d-7agrpunx0 +ategy, which of the following is a disadvantage of FDI for the host country?

I. Increased employment opportunities
II. Higher tax revenues to fund spending in other areas
III. Employment of local workforce in low-skill positions
IV. Transfer of organizational and managerial know-how

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I. Primary exports' average price diverges from imports' average price.
II. Primary export prices are highly volatile.
III. Primary export revenue growth can harm other sectors' competitiveness.
IV. Surging export revenues can cause political instability.

  Choose from the situations below when it is not appropriate for0 tb3(-we -o,a ja 2zb(fghmqs an economy to take ozog2ewaj, ( - (hfb0 tqbsam3-n new debt:

I. to service outstanding debts
II. to fund current government expenditures
III. to fund long-term infrastructure

  An economist advising the government of an economically least develop.zt (x ajd y3v1924wesp0oaawed country (ELDC) identified two major barriers to economic develas d09y poa4.xav(w1z te2wj3opment: rising economic inequality and low levels of human capital.

Which of the following strategies for economic development is most likely to address those barriers?

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Which of the following is not a possible downside or limitation of such policies?

  An economist advising the government of a less ecosyd/xr7)z. y)lf bap4qh k 2*rnomically developed country (LEDC) identified the following barrie4r*/k)7srayyb)fh d2 qp. xlz rs to economic development: lack of infrastructure and an overdependence on primary sector exports.
Based on this scenario, the economist recommended provision of merit goods and infrastructure, export promotion, and diversification.
Which of the following are possible downsides or limitations of such policies?

I. Long time lag between implementation and results
II. Unsustainable burden on government budget
III. Creating new jobs in potential export industries
IV. Foreign competition increases efficiency in production

  

Country X select data	2000	2022
HDI	0.29	0.39
HDI Ranking	173	190
Gini Coefficient	0.398	0.375

Government spending on health and education (% of GDP) 23.6 40.6 Given the table above, identify which one of the choices below is true for Country X: