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1 Unit 3 Assignment Template: Long-Run Economic Growth Name: BU204 Section Number: 2 Date: 11.07.2023 Assignment This assignment addresses how economists measure various nations’ economies using measures such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In this assignment, you will explore how to measure cost-of-living changes and the rate of unemployment in the economy. This assignment assesses your knowledge on the following Course Outcome: BU204-2: Examine macroeconomic aggregate indicators, such as the GDP, inflation rate, unemployment rate, and their implications on the national economy. 1. Using the procedures described in the Unit 3 learning activity and listed in the World Bank Research Steps document, collect the data requested below from the World Bank for the year of 2000 and for the year of 2015 . a) Selecting Canada and China, download AND LIST the following data from the World Bank, in an Excel spreadsheet, for both the year ending 2000 and the year ending 2015: i) Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) ii) GDP (constant 2015 US$) iii) GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) iv) Population, total v) Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) vi) Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) vii) Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) viii) Employment to population ratio, over 15 years of age total percentage. ix) Land area (sq. km) Count ry Name Count ry Code Series Name 2000 [YR2000] 2015 [YR2015] China CHN Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 50.01 28.59174 China CHN Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 22.49564 29.18079 China CHN Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 27.49436 42.22746
2 China CHN Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) 74.316 66.078 China CHN GDP per capita (current US$) 959.3604121 8016.446016 China CHN Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) $551,593,219, 713 $4,517,694,716, 355 China CHN Land area (sq. km) $9,388,220 $9,388,211 China CHN Population, total $1,262,645,00 0 $1,379,860,000 Canad a CAN Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 3 2 Canad a CAN Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 23 20 Canad a CAN Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 74 78 Canad a CAN Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) 61 61 Canad a CAN GDP per capita (current US$) $24,271 $43,596 Canad a CAN Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) $219,708,437, 142 $380,032,251,3 82 Canad a CAN Land area (sq. km) $8,965,590 $8,965,590 Canad a CAN Population, total $30,685,730 $35,702,908 b) For each country, calculate the percentage differences between the year 2000 and the year 2015 for each set of data. China CHN Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) -43% China CHN Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 30% China CHN Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 54% China CHN Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) -11% China CHN GDP per capita (current US$) 736% China CHN Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) 719% China CHN Land area (sq. km) 0% China CHN Population, total 9% Canada CAN Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) -35% Canada CAN Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) -14% Canada CAN Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO 6%
3 estimate) Canada CAN Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) 0% Canada CAN GDP per capita (current US$) 80% Canada CAN Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) 73% Canada CAN Land area (sq. km) 0% Canada CAN Population, total 16% c) Calculate the percentage difference between Canada and China for the year 2015 for each of the data elements. Series Name 2015 Canada 2015 China Differen ce Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 2 29 1640% Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 20 29 46% Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 78 42 -46% Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) 61 66 8% GDP per capita (current US$) $43,596 $8,016 -82% Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) $380,032,251,3 82 $4,517,694,716, 355 1089% Land area (sq. km) 8,965,590 9,388,211 5% Population, total 35,702,908 1,379,860,000 3765% 2. In a 400–500-word essay and using at least one outside source, explain WHY you think these values in the data for question 1 differ between the two countries? How does long-run economic growth operate differently between these two countries. The information presented above for Canada and China highlight several differences in their economies and population which has led to the difference in values. Starting with the make- up of their labor force, employment, China has 29% of it’s workforce dedicated to agriculture, but Canada only has 2%, a workforce higher in agriculture would signify one that is not as developed or as efficient. Another key difference that sticks out as well would be that China allocates 29% of their workforce employment under industry. China focuses more on industrialization to continue their growth. We can also see a disparity between their employment to population ratio, where Canada has a higher ratio and China has a lower one. The difference in
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