A natural-resource abundant nation would be expected to export a land-intensive commodity such as:

Refer to Table 2-14. If the two countries specialize and trade, who should export motorcycles?

A) There is no basis for trade between the two countries. B) They should both be importing motorcycles. C) Scotland D) Ireland

According to the life-cycle hypothesis,

A) the present value of lifetime consumption equals the future value of lifetime income. B) the income earned in a lifetime will be evenly divided between consumption and saving. C) household consumption depends on income that households expect to receive each year, and financial markets are used to smooth consumption in response to changes in transitory income. D) households use financial markets to transfer funds from periods when income is high to periods when income is low.