Practise using population structure, optimum population, Lorenz and Gini evidence and sector employment or trade patterns to compare economies at different levels of development.
What will increase the size of a country's optimum population?
a rise in the birth rate
a lowering of the age of retirement
a rise in the stock of capital available in the country
a decrease in the productivity of the country's industries
The table shows the values of the Gini coefficient for some countries in a given year.
Using this information, which statement is correct?
Income is distributed more equally in Denmark than France.
Income is distributed more equally in Namibia than Zambia.
Income per capita is higher in Zambia than Namibia.
There are proportionally more people below the poverty line in Zambia than France.
Which row correctly identifies the characteristics of a low-income economy?
dependency
on the primary
sector
Gini coefficient
value
per capita
real income
high
high
high
high
high
low
high
low
low
low
high
low