Scenario: in Riverland, Life Expectancy Is Rising and Has Just

question 172

Multiple Choice

Scenario: In Riverland, life expectancy is rising and has just surpassed life expectancy in its neighbor country, Lakeland.
-Refer to the scenario above.As life expectancy is rising further in Riverland,its Human Development Index likely will ________.

• A) increase by definition of the index
• B) increase, because life expectancy and GDP per capita are often highly correlated
• C) decrease, because GDP per worker will decrease as retired workers live longer
• D) increase or decrease, depending on changes in productivity and other variables that constitute the index