If an Outflow of Workers Leaves a Country with a Smaller

question 67

Multiple Choice

If an outflow of workers leaves a country with a smaller but more productive workforce and the capital per hour worked does not change, there will be ________ the per-worker production function in that country.

• A)a movement up
• B)a movement down
• C)an upward shift of
• D)a downward shift of
• E)a flattening out of

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Definitions:

Demographic Transition

A theory about change over time from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates, resulting in a stabilized population.

Industrial Revolution

The rapid transformation of social life resulting from the technological and economic developments that began with the assembly line, steam power, and urbanization.

Mortality Rates

A statistical measurement of the number of deaths in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time.

Life Expectancies

The average period that a person may expect to live, often used as a statistical measure in demographic studies.