Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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Consider the following list of four economies. Which economy began with a level of real income per person in 1960 that was well below that of Venezuela and grew fast enough to catch up with and surpass Venezuela's real income per person by 2010?
Botswana
Honduras
Malaysia
Zambia

Transcribed Image Text:1. Economic growth around the world
The following table reports real income per person for several different economies in the years 1960 and 2010. It also gives each economy's average
annual growth rate during this period. For example, real income per person in Zambia was $1,412 in 1960, and it actually declined to $1,309 by
2010. Zambia's average annual growth rate during this period was -0.15%, and it was the poorest economy in the table in the year 2010.
The real income-per-person figures are denominated in U.S. dollars with a base year of 2005. The following exercises will help you to understand the
different growth experiences of these economies.
Real Income per Person in 1960
Real Income per Person in 2010
Annual Growth Rate
Economy
(Dollars)
(Dollars)
(Percent)
Austria
9,773
35,031
2.59
Venezuela
7,307
9,762
0.58
Botswana
468
9,515
6.21
Malaysia
1,624
11,863
4.06
Honduras
1,932
3,146
0.98
Zambia
1,412
1,309
-0.15
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