Why Are Estimates of Life Expectancy So Much Lower in Developing

question 47

Multiple Choice

Why are estimates of life expectancy so much lower in developing nations?

• A) The large number of females dying during childbirth alters the data on life expectancy.
• B) Individuals in developing nations do not utilize resources provided to them by social services because of stigma.
• C) Individuals in developing nations are genetically determined to have lower life expectancy rates based on evolution.
• D) Developing nations are subject to high rates of poverty and war.

Recognize the implications of producing at various points on or inside the production possibility frontier (PPF) in terms of efficiency, unemployment, and resource utilization.

Describe the impact of technological advancements on the production possibilities frontier.

Understand the principle of increasing opportunity cost and its relationship to the shape of the production possibilities frontier.

Analyze the factors that can cause the production possibility frontier to shift and the significance of such shifts.

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