Economics 11
Spring 2005
Due Friday March 11, 2005 Homework 7
Chapter 15 Unemployment
Problems and Applications: 6, 8
Ch 12 Production and Growth: 1, 5, 8, 10, 11
Go to the CIA (on line, not in person) at http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Pick any developing (ie poor) nation in the world and find
the following data for that country and the
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1. Location (continent) |
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2. Population |
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3. Median Age |
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4. Population Growth Rate |
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5. Infant Mortality Rate |
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6. Life Expectancy at Birth |
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7. Literacy Rate Male |
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8. Literacy Rate Female |
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9. GDP per capita |
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10. Investment as % of GDP |
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11. Population Living in
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12. 3 Main Occupations of Labor
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13. Unemployment Rate |
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14. Electricity Consumption per
capita (you will need to calculate this) |
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15. Telephones per person |
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16. Cell Phones per person |
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17. Type of Government |
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