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Economic Development and Global Comparisons Quiz

#1

Which country has the largest economy in the world?

United States
Explanation

United States has the highest GDP.

#2

What is the term used to describe the total value of goods and services produced by a country in a given year?

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Explanation

GDP represents a country's economic output.

#3

Which organization is responsible for regulating international trade and resolving trade disputes among member countries?

World Trade Organization (WTO)
Explanation

WTO oversees global trade rules and disputes.

#4

What is the term for a situation where the prices of goods and services rise steadily, reducing the purchasing power of money?

Inflation
Explanation

Inflation erodes the value of currency over time.

#5

Which country has the highest GDP per capita as of the latest available data?

Luxembourg
Explanation

Luxembourg leads in GDP per capita.

#6

What is the term for the total value of a country's exports minus the total value of its imports?

Trade surplus
Explanation

Trade surplus denotes more exports than imports.

#7

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a developed economy?

High poverty rates
Explanation

Developed economies have low poverty rates.

#8

What is the name of the index used to measure income inequality within a country?

Gini Coefficient
Explanation

Gini Coefficient quantifies income inequality.

#9

Which country experienced rapid economic growth and industrialization, earning the nickname 'Asian Tiger'?

South Korea
Explanation

South Korea achieved rapid economic growth.

#10

What is the primary goal of microfinance?

To provide financial services to low-income individuals
Explanation

Microfinance aims to serve the financially marginalized.

#11

Which of the following is NOT a component of the Human Development Index (HDI)?

Income inequality
Explanation

Income inequality isn't a direct HDI component.

#12

What is the name of the economic theory that suggests government spending should increase during economic downturns to stimulate demand?

Keynesian Economics
Explanation

Keynesian Economics advocates for demand management.

#13

Which economic theory advocates for minimal government intervention in the economy and promotes free-market capitalism?

Neoliberalism
Explanation

Neoliberalism favors free markets and limited government.

#14

Which economic concept refers to the situation where a country specializes in producing goods or services where it has a comparative advantage?

Comparative Advantage
Explanation

Comparative Advantage drives specialization.

#15

Which economic concept describes the situation where the production of one good decreases as the production of another good increases?

Complementary goods
Explanation

Complementary goods' production inversely correlates.

#16

According to the law of demand, what happens to quantity demanded when the price of a good increases, assuming all other factors remain constant?

Quantity demanded decreases
Explanation

Demand decreases as price increases.

#17

Which economic concept refers to the additional benefit gained from consuming one more unit of a good or service?

Marginal utility
Explanation

Marginal utility quantifies additional satisfaction.

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