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To determine
Relation between the Gini ratio and the distribution of income.
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(a) unemployment in the originating nation, (b) remittances
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shown by the simple immigration model be affected by
themployment in the originating nation, (b) remittances
inmigrants to the home country, and (c) backflows of
migrants to the home country? LO23.3
migrants to the home country? LO23.3
shown by the simple immigration model be affected by
3. Suppose that there are two countries with dif-
ferent levels of total factor productivity, and
that these differences exist because of barriers
to technology adoption in the low-productivity
country. Also suppose that these two countries
do not trade with each other. Now, suppose that
residents of each country were free to live in
either country. What would happen, and what
conclusions do you draw from this?
A software company in Silicon Valley uses programmers (labor) and computers (capital) to produce apps for mobile devices. The firm estimates that when it comes to labor, MPL = 5 apps per month while PL = $1,000 per month. And when it comes to capital, MPC = 8 apps per month while PC = $1,000 per month. If the company wants to maximize its profits, it should: LO16.5 a. Increase labor while decreasing capital. b. Decrease labor while increasing capital. c. Keep the current amounts of capital and labor just as they are. d. None of the above.
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