- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax College
- Date Added:
- 06/29/2017
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- Material Type:
- Unit of Study
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax College
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Discuss the components of economic growth, including physical capital, human capital, and technology
Explain capital deepening and its significance
Analyze the methods employed in economic growth accounting studies
Identify factors that contribute to a healthy climate for economic growth
- Subject:
- Applied Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 08/21/2018
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Identify the role of labor productivity in promoting economic growth
Analyze the sources of economic growth using the aggregate production function
Measure an economy’s rate of productivity growth
Evaluate the power of sustained growth
- Subject:
- Applied Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 08/21/2018
- Material Type:
- Unit of Study
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax College
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Understand the arguments for and against requiring the U.S. federal budget to be balanced
Consider the long-run and short-run effects of a federal budget deficit
- Subject:
- Applied Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 08/21/2018
- Material Type:
- Unit of Study
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax College
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Analyze the growth policies of low-income countries seeking to improve standards of living
Analyze the growth policies of middle-income countries, particularly the East Asian Tigers with their focus on technology and market-oriented incentives
Analyze the struggles facing economically-challenged countries wishing to enact growth policies
Evaluate the success of sending aid to low-income countries
- Subject:
- Mathematics
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 08/21/2018
- Material Type:
- Unit of Study
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax College
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Explain crowding out and its effect on physical capital investment
Explain the relationship between budget deficits and interest rates
Identify why economic growth is tied to investments in physical capital, human capital, and technology
- Subject:
- Applied Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 08/21/2018