An import tariff may be protective ________.
A) only if it is on imports the country produces domestically
B) if it serves primarily to restrict entry of hazardous materials
C) if it does not generate significant tax revenue for essential industries
D) even though the importing country does not produce the product
Question 2
The fact that an English word such as blue-jeans has entered the Spanish language, while a Spanish word such as macho has come into American English illustrates that ________.
A) cultural diffusion is a two-way process
B) cultural trends come from emerging nations
C) existing national borders are shifting
D) material cultures are becoming universal
Independent assortment produces 50 percent recombinants
U.S. oil imports
Passage of the “Tariff of Abominations,” 1828
Energy Use by Different Country Groups
Effect of an Increase in R&D in the Follower Country on the Steady State
GDP per Capita by Country Group, 1820–2008