Jamb Economics Past Questions

Question 2286

The supply of loanable funds is significantly influenced by?

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  • A. commercial banks
  • B. mortage banks
  • C. financial intermediaries
  • D. the Central Bank
  • E. insurance companies
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Question 2287

The maintenance of general economic stability in the country necessarily relies heavily on?

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  • A. federal fiscal policy
  • B. coordinated federal, state and local fiscal policies
  • C. tax and revenue policies of state governments
  • D. federal grants to state and local government
  • E. federal grants to local governments
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Question 2288

Public expenditure creates expansionary effects in the economy when it is

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  • A. in excess of government revenue
  • B. channelled into capital products
  • C. diverted into imports
  • D. financed through part of the year's total collection of taxes
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Question 2289

Comparative cost doctrine of international trade means specialization in production

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  • A. according to absolute cost advantage
  • B. according to absolute cost disadvantage
  • C. according to comparative cost disadvantage
  • D. according to comparative cost advantage
  • E. on the basis of the availability of labour
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Question 2290

If any economy is growing at an annual rate of 7% and 4% of it is known to be due to the improvements in labour and capital combined, the balance of 3% is usually due to?

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  • A. land and related factors
  • B. abundance of natural resources
  • C. level of human capital
  • D. technical progress or other factors
  • E. the discipline of political leadership
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