Which of the following countries would you expect to have intertemporal production possibilities, biased toward current consumption

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Which of the following countries would you expect to have intertemporal production possibilities, biased toward current consumption goods, and which would be biased toward future consumption goods?

a. A country like Egypt that has discovered large reserves of natural gas that can be exploited with massive investments.

b. A country like India that is catching up technologically due to massive outsourcing services, especially from wealthy countries.

c. A country like Germany or the United States where a ban on immigration means a limited inflow of immigrants.

d. A country like Indonesia that started developing its infrastructure to make industries more productive and cost-efficient.

e. A country like the Netherlands that aims to reduce energy and gas consumption with low investment in the use of biofuels.

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International Economics Theory And Policy

ISBN: 9781292409719

12th Edition

Authors: Paul Krugman , Maurice Obstfeld, Marc Melitz

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