UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
Oct/Nov 2022
ECS3707
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
100 Marks
Duration: 2 Hours
EXAMINERS:
FIRST: Ms R Lötter
SECOND: Ms K Nchoe
EXTERNAL: Dr S Gumede
CONFIDENTIAL
This paper consists of FOUR (4) compulsory questions, counting 25 marks each.
Answer all four questions.
Instructions:
1. Your summative assessment must be in a structured format.
2. Convert and submit your electronic version assessment as a single PDF format
document.
3. Arial 12 remains the font of preference for electronic summative assessment.
4. You will be allowed to scan a written summative assessment into a single PDF file.
5. Please ensure that your summative assessment is saved as a single file, before uploading
onto myExams: https://cems.myexams.unisa.ac.za/.
6. It is wise to commence with a cover page, consisting of your initials, surname, ID number,
student number and module code (ECS3707).
7. All questions are compulsory.
8. Technical writing skills are recommenced, follow the questions and sub-question
numbering, design and layout.
9. At Unisa, plagiarism is governed by the policy for copyright infringement and plagiarism.
Students, who contravene this policy, will be subjected to Unisa's disciplinary code.
10. Ensure that you submit a declaration of honesty on myUnisa.
11. Ensure that your PDF document is NOT encrypted to a "secured" mode and that
it is NOT password protected as these files cannot be marked. No virus-infected
file will be marked.
12. If you experience any technical problems during the completion of this exam, contact
and copy
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13. Invigilator App:
INSTRUCTIONS ON THE DAY OF ASSESSMENT
• Log onto: The Invigilator App. You need to be connected to the internet in
order tolog in and scan the QR code.
• Scan the QR code above as soon as you have downloaded your question
paper during the 15-minute download window.
• Please take note that you can only scan the QR code for a limited time and it
shouldtherefore be scanned as soon as possible to start the invigilation.
• If you encounter difficulty with scanning of the QR code, you can also enter
t h e QR access code at the bottom of the QR code in order to start the
assessment. Once the QR code is scanned, you can place your smartphone
next to you. The Invigilator App will notify you when an action is required.
Ensure that your media volume is turned up.
• You may access your myExams in the application if you only have one device
by pressing the ‘access LMS’ button.
• Please remember to keep your smartphone on charge for the duration of the
assessment.
• Keep the Invigilator App open on your cell phone during the assessment.
You arenot allowed to leave or minimise the application.
• When an action is required, a notification beep will be heard. Action the request.
• Ensure that you are connected to the internet in order to commence the
examination as well as at the end of the examination. No internet connection
is needed during the assessment.
• It is important to first upload your script to the myExams. Uploading of app
data isnot time sensitive and you can do it after you have uploaded your
script to the myExams.
• It is important to note t h a t you have to adhere to the time limit in your
myExams assessment as the invigilation time in the app could exceed the
time allocated to complete your assessment.
• You can click the "Finish Assessment" button in the app if you finish early.
• Should you encounter any technical difficulty, please WhatsApp the
Invigilator Helpdesk on 073 505 827.
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Question 1
Study the table below and answer questions 1.1 to 1.6
Selection of Countries: Human Development Index 2020
Rank Country HDI value Life Expected Mean years GNI per
expectancy years of of capita
schooling schooling $(PPP)
1 Norway 0,957 82,4 18,1 12,9 66494
2 Ireland 0,955 82,3 18,7 12,7 68371
3 Hong Kong 0,949 84,9 16,9 12,3 62985
4 Iceland 0,949 83,0 19,1 12,8 54682
13 UK 0,937 81,3 17,5 13,2 40071
17 USA 0,926 82,4 16,2 13,4 63826
38 Portugal 0,864 82,1 16,5 9,3 33967
43 Chile 0,851 80,2 16,4 10,6 23261
58 Panama 0,815 78,5 12,9 10,2 29558
70 Cuba 0,783 78,8 14,3 11,8 8621
79 Thailand 0,777 77,2 15,0 7,9 17781
85 China 0,761 76,9 14,0 8,1 16057
100 Botswana 0,735 69,9 12,8 9,6 16347
114 South Africa 0,709 64,1 13,8 10,2 12129
130 Namibia 0,646 63,7 12,6 7,0 9357
131 India 0,645 69,7 12,6 6,5 6681
148 Angola 0,581 61,2 11,8 5,2 6104
156 Comoros 0,554 64,3 11,2 5,1 3099
174 Malawi 0,483 64,3 11,2 4,7 1035
187 Chad 0,398 54,2 7,3 2,5 1555
Source & link; http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/latest-human-development-index-ranking
The spaces provided below indicate the approximate length of your answer.
1.1 Define the Human Development Index (HDI) (3)
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1.2 Discuss Life expectancy at birth rate in relation to the HDI. (3)
1.3 Describe expected years of schooling in relation to the HDI. (3)
1.4 Explain the relevance of Gross National Income per capita (GNI per capita). (3)
Oct/Nov 2022
ECS3707
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
100 Marks
Duration: 2 Hours
EXAMINERS:
FIRST: Ms R Lötter
SECOND: Ms K Nchoe
EXTERNAL: Dr S Gumede
CONFIDENTIAL
This paper consists of FOUR (4) compulsory questions, counting 25 marks each.
Answer all four questions.
Instructions:
1. Your summative assessment must be in a structured format.
2. Convert and submit your electronic version assessment as a single PDF format
document.
3. Arial 12 remains the font of preference for electronic summative assessment.
4. You will be allowed to scan a written summative assessment into a single PDF file.
5. Please ensure that your summative assessment is saved as a single file, before uploading
onto myExams: https://cems.myexams.unisa.ac.za/.
6. It is wise to commence with a cover page, consisting of your initials, surname, ID number,
student number and module code (ECS3707).
7. All questions are compulsory.
8. Technical writing skills are recommenced, follow the questions and sub-question
numbering, design and layout.
9. At Unisa, plagiarism is governed by the policy for copyright infringement and plagiarism.
Students, who contravene this policy, will be subjected to Unisa's disciplinary code.
10. Ensure that you submit a declaration of honesty on myUnisa.
11. Ensure that your PDF document is NOT encrypted to a "secured" mode and that
it is NOT password protected as these files cannot be marked. No virus-infected
file will be marked.
12. If you experience any technical problems during the completion of this exam, contact
and copy
, Page 2 of 16 ECS3707
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13. Invigilator App:
INSTRUCTIONS ON THE DAY OF ASSESSMENT
• Log onto: The Invigilator App. You need to be connected to the internet in
order tolog in and scan the QR code.
• Scan the QR code above as soon as you have downloaded your question
paper during the 15-minute download window.
• Please take note that you can only scan the QR code for a limited time and it
shouldtherefore be scanned as soon as possible to start the invigilation.
• If you encounter difficulty with scanning of the QR code, you can also enter
t h e QR access code at the bottom of the QR code in order to start the
assessment. Once the QR code is scanned, you can place your smartphone
next to you. The Invigilator App will notify you when an action is required.
Ensure that your media volume is turned up.
• You may access your myExams in the application if you only have one device
by pressing the ‘access LMS’ button.
• Please remember to keep your smartphone on charge for the duration of the
assessment.
• Keep the Invigilator App open on your cell phone during the assessment.
You arenot allowed to leave or minimise the application.
• When an action is required, a notification beep will be heard. Action the request.
• Ensure that you are connected to the internet in order to commence the
examination as well as at the end of the examination. No internet connection
is needed during the assessment.
• It is important to first upload your script to the myExams. Uploading of app
data isnot time sensitive and you can do it after you have uploaded your
script to the myExams.
• It is important to note t h a t you have to adhere to the time limit in your
myExams assessment as the invigilation time in the app could exceed the
time allocated to complete your assessment.
• You can click the "Finish Assessment" button in the app if you finish early.
• Should you encounter any technical difficulty, please WhatsApp the
Invigilator Helpdesk on 073 505 827.
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Question 1
Study the table below and answer questions 1.1 to 1.6
Selection of Countries: Human Development Index 2020
Rank Country HDI value Life Expected Mean years GNI per
expectancy years of of capita
schooling schooling $(PPP)
1 Norway 0,957 82,4 18,1 12,9 66494
2 Ireland 0,955 82,3 18,7 12,7 68371
3 Hong Kong 0,949 84,9 16,9 12,3 62985
4 Iceland 0,949 83,0 19,1 12,8 54682
13 UK 0,937 81,3 17,5 13,2 40071
17 USA 0,926 82,4 16,2 13,4 63826
38 Portugal 0,864 82,1 16,5 9,3 33967
43 Chile 0,851 80,2 16,4 10,6 23261
58 Panama 0,815 78,5 12,9 10,2 29558
70 Cuba 0,783 78,8 14,3 11,8 8621
79 Thailand 0,777 77,2 15,0 7,9 17781
85 China 0,761 76,9 14,0 8,1 16057
100 Botswana 0,735 69,9 12,8 9,6 16347
114 South Africa 0,709 64,1 13,8 10,2 12129
130 Namibia 0,646 63,7 12,6 7,0 9357
131 India 0,645 69,7 12,6 6,5 6681
148 Angola 0,581 61,2 11,8 5,2 6104
156 Comoros 0,554 64,3 11,2 5,1 3099
174 Malawi 0,483 64,3 11,2 4,7 1035
187 Chad 0,398 54,2 7,3 2,5 1555
Source & link; http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/latest-human-development-index-ranking
The spaces provided below indicate the approximate length of your answer.
1.1 Define the Human Development Index (HDI) (3)
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1.2 Discuss Life expectancy at birth rate in relation to the HDI. (3)
1.3 Describe expected years of schooling in relation to the HDI. (3)
1.4 Explain the relevance of Gross National Income per capita (GNI per capita). (3)
