Correct Answers
TheTEconomicTCenterTofTGravityT-TCorrectTAnswer--
TapproximateTcenterTofTtotalTeconomicTproductionT
-TshiftingTfromTwestTtoTeast
China'sTOneTBeltTOneTRoadT-TCorrectTAnswer--TmodernizesTsilkTroadT
-TimprovesTconnectivity,TpromotesTcooperation,TexpandsTcommerce
OECDTandTEUTstandTfor..T-TCorrectTAnswer-
OrganizationTforTEconomicTCooperationT&TDevelopmentT
EuropeanTUnionT
-TconsistTofTmostlyTdevelopedTcountries
DevelopedTCountriesT-TCorrectTAnswer--TfocusTonTservice-
orientedTactivitiesT
-ToffshoringTisTaTkeyTtoTsuccess
EconomicTFreedomT-TCorrectTAnswer--
TholdsTthatToneThasTtheTrightTtoTproduce,Tconsume,Tsave,T&TinvestTinTaT
wayTtheyTpreferT
-TeaseTofTdoingTbusinessT
-TdirectlyTcorrelatesTwithTstandardTofTliving
,WhatTdoesTeconomicTfreedomTmeasure?T-TCorrectTAnswer-
governmentTconstraintTonTproduction,Tdistribution,T&TconsumptionT
>TfreedomT=T>Tstability
IsTstateTcapitalismTdetourTorTdestination?T-TCorrectTAnswer-both
TheTthreeTeconomicTsystemsTare:T-TCorrectTAnswer-1)TcommandT
2)TmixedT
3)Tmarket
WhatTisTtheTbroadestTmeasureTofTaTcountriesTeconomicTperformance?T
-TCorrectTAnswer-grossTnationalTincome
GrossTNationalTIncomeT(GNI)T-TCorrectTAnswer--
TmarketTvalueTofTgT+TsTproducedTbyTdomesticallyTownedTfirmsTatThome
T&TabroadT
example:TFordTproductionTinTU.S.T&TMexico
GrossTNationalTProductT(GNP)T-TCorrectTAnswer-
totalTvalueTofTallTfinalTgoodsT&TservicesTproducedTwithinTaTcountryTinTa
TgivenTyear
, PurchasingTPowerTParityT(PPP)T-TCorrectTAnswer-
theTamountTofTmoneyTneededTinToneTcountryTtoTpurchaseTtheTsameTg
oodsTandTservicesTinTanotherTcountry
ShadowTEconomyT-TCorrectTAnswer-
economyTrepresentingTillegalTactivitiesTthatTfallTbeyondTinitialTstatistic
s
WorldTCompetitivenessTIndexT(WCI)T-TCorrectTAnswer-
aTnation'sTabilityTtoTsetT&TsustainTaTbusinessTenvironmentTthatTallowsT
enterprisesTtoTprosper
WesternTmarketsTmakeTupThowTmuchTofTtheTpopulationTandThowTmuc
hTofTtheTGDP?T-TCorrectTAnswer-14%TofTpopulationT
40%TofTGDPT
-TsinceT2008TfinancialTcrisis,TcumulativeTeconomicTgrowthThasTslowed
Full/FlawedTDemocracyTinTtheTUnitedTStatesT-TCorrectTAnswer-
theTU.S.TfellTfromTaTfullTtoTaTflawedTdemocracyTinT2017
Free/MostlyTFreeTinTtheTUnitedTStatesT-TCorrectTAnswer-
theTU.S.TfellTfromTfreeTtoTmostlyTfreeTonT2016
IndustrialTRevolutionTIT-TCorrectTAnswer--Tstart:T1784
-Tcatalyst:TwaterT&Tsteam-poweredTproductionTequipmentT