Related to the Economics in Practice on P

question 66

Multiple Choice

Related to the Economics in Practice on p. 624: According to a study cited in the Economics in Practice, if a country is relatively far from the technological frontier of the rest of the world, what would be its best strategy?

• A) The government needs to keep helping its firms find the world frontier until the firms reach the frontier.
• B) The government should begin by offering incentives and encourage some risk taking.
• C) The government needs to help its firms find the world frontier, and then as firms approach the frontier, the government should offer incentives and encourage some risk taking.
• D) The government should adopt a hands-off approach and let the private sector bring the country to the world frontier.

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Definitions:

Amygdalin

A naturally occurring compound found in the seeds of many fruits that releases cyanide when metabolized.

D-Aldohexoses

A type of simple sugar (monosaccharide) with six carbon atoms and an aldehyde group, where the hydroxyl group on the highest-numbered chiral carbon points to the right in the Fischer projection.

D-Arabinose

A naturally occurring aldopentose sugar, notable for its role in the biosynthesis of many plant and bacterial polysaccharides.

Kiliani-Fischer Synthesis

A chemical reaction procedure used for the synthesis of monosaccharides by elongating the carbon chain of an aldose and subsequently introducing a new stereocenter, enabling the derivation of higher sugars from simpler ones.