(I) Historically, countries with colonial settlers who planned on staying for long periods of time set up sound economic institutions. (II) Countries with harsh environments not suitable for permanent settlements resulted in colonial settlers adopting weaker and less productive economic institutions before leaving
a. I is true; II is false.
b. I is false; II is true.
c. Both I and II are true.
d. Both I and II are false.
C
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a. existence of a non-linear cubic total cost function b. hypothesis that marginal costs first decrease, then gradually increase over the normal operating range of the firm c. hypothesis that total costs increase quadratically over the ranges of output examined d. hypothesis that total costs increase linearly over some considerable range of output examined e. none of the above
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a. development assistance is designed in increase consumer goods. b. multinational corporations do not bring technological advances into poor countries. c. the population is living at subsistence level and cannot afford to save. d. they suffer from the cost disease of personal services.