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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, PLOT 91, CASDASTRAL ZONE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE EXPRESS WAY, JABI, ABUJA.
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2016 EXAMINATION

Course Code: ECO 347

Course Title:Development Economics I

Credit unit: 2

Time Allowed: 2 hours

 

Instruction: Answer QUESTION ONE(COMPULSORY) and any other two questions

 

Question:

1a) Given the values below, calculate the GDP deflator for the missing years (2003, 2004 and 2005). (10 marks)

Year

Nominal GDP

Real GDP

GDP Deflator

2003

5,000

5,000

 

2004

8,500

7,300

 

2005

10,600

8,300

 

 

b)  Given that the real GDP in Nigeria for 2012 and 2013 were 10.2 trillion and 11.1 trillion Naira respectively, calculate the growth rate in the economy.(10  marks)

c) List five (5) assumptions of the Harrod-Domar model. (10 marks)

 

2. A country can experience economic growth without development. Exhaustively explain why this can happen. (20 marks).

 3. List and explain 5 environmental problems, faced by LDCs. Also state the causes and effects of these problems.(20 marks)

4. Explain succinctly the theory of Balanced Growth and state at least five (5) of its criticisms.(20 marks)

 5. In tabular form, differentiate between economic growth and economic development. (20 marks).


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