What Are Cross-National Comparisons

question 24

Multiple Choice

What are cross-national comparisons?

• A) a type of historical analysis that focuses on explaining differences between countries
• B) a type of survey that compares people from one part of a country with people who lived there at earlier points in history
• C) a type of demographic study that compares ethnic or racial groups in a single neighborhood
• D) a research methodology that combines features of different research methods into one

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Definitions:

Output

The cumulative sum of products and services generated by an economy.

Average Fixed Cost

The set expenses associated with production (not influenced by production scale) distributed over the number of items produced.

Marginal Cost

The increase in total production costs resulting from producing one additional unit of a product or service.

Variable Cost

Charges that adjust according to the volume of goods produced or services provided.