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  Regarding pursuing inward foreign direct investment (FDI) as a growth and develfkfhct) :-v0uopment strategy, which of the following is a disadvantage of FDI for the host cch:0u ff)tkv- ountry?

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

  Select from the choices below the reason(s) why primary product cp)k o:d25mcw)0d2h6m jqcy j dependency contributes to development problems in economically lehw ykcj)d 05j:c26c2dq)p ommast developed countries (ELDCs):

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 for an ec8bs.9s1m30ky f dmd:os0 yl nvonomy to take on n.smv0 kyo10b d ndsfs 9yl3m8:ew 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 developed st67qj4jt7sqa : n)mwcountry (ELDC) identified two major barriers to economic development: rising economic it j64 s:)qtsan7jwqm 7nequality and low levels of human capital.

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

  The government of an economically least developed country (ELDC) decided to pu/ e acf-1fg*-djt -g )h-byawyrsue interventionist supply-side policies focusing on the provision of merit goods like healthcare and education prjhfyd 1 -bgt--)- e*wgaf/ cyaograms.

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

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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: