An example of a generally recession-resistant business is

A labor force survey in Brownland records the following data:

Employed: 189,000 Unemployed: 15,000 Not in the labor force: 84,000 a) Calculate the unemployment rate. b) Calculate the labor force participation rate.

Suppose a developing country is falling further behind the developed countries that it neighbors. As an economic consultant, you are called to look at its policies to recommend changes. If you saw all of the following on your visit, which of them could be an explanation for the slow growth in the economy?

A. You see that the roads, bridges, and ports are in great shape thanks to the work of the World Bank. B. You see that the central bank does not pay attention to what the elected officials want. C. You see that new companies must bribe local officials to move their exports to the docks. D. You see that literacy rates rival those of its developed neighbors.