Most Economists Believe That the Poor Economic Performance of Countries

question 27

Multiple Choice

Most economists believe that the poor economic performance of countries located in tropical areas is primarily the result of

• A) the hot climate that saps the energy of people in tropical countries.
• B) the poor institutional quality in most tropical countries.
• C) the lack of natural resources in most tropical countries.
• D) the failure of rich countries to provide foreign aid to tropical countries.

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Variation

The measure of how much the data distributed in a dataset differs from the mean of the dataset, indicating diversity or variability within the data set.