Discuss the Age Structure of LDCs

question 67

Essay

Discuss the age structure of LDCs. What effect does this have on development?

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Definitions:

Perfect Substitutes

Goods or services that can be used in place of each other with no loss of utility to the consumer.

Monotonic Transformation

A mathematical operation applied to a function that preserves the order of the data.

Utility Function

An equation that calculates the total utility a consumer gains from consuming a certain quantity of goods and services.

Indifference Curves

Graphical representations of all the combinations of goods and services that provide equal satisfaction to a consumer.