As Discussed in the Case in Point on the Degree

question 69

Multiple Choice

As discussed in the Case in Point on the degree of crowding out of Canadian private investment as a result of government expenditures from 1961-2000, Professor Baotai Wang concluded that

• A) all types of government spending-spending on health and education, on infrastructure and capital, on defense, on debt services, and on government and social services-lead to crowding out.
• B) government expenditures that increased human capital, such as spending on health and education, are more likely to lead to crowding out than other types of government expenditures.
• C) crowding out depends on the nature of spending done by the government.
• D) government expenditures, on infrastructure and capital are more likely to lead to crowding in because they expand a nation's capital stock.

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Definitions:

Genes

The basic units of heredity in living organisms, made up of DNA, that carry instructions for the development, functioning, growth, and reproduction of all known living organisms.

Homozygous

A genetic condition where an individual has two identical alleles for a particular gene or trait.

Heterozygous

Having two different alleles of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent.

Sex Chromosomes

Chromosomes involved in determining the sex of an organism, with human males typically having one X and one Y chromosome, and females having two X chromosomes.