Posted: February 24th, 2022

Free trade with poor countries is often blamed for the rise in wage inequality in the rich countries, but the real culprit is technological change that is biased in favor of skilled workers.  Do you agree or disagree?

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ANSWER ANY TWO (2) OF THE FOLLOWING FOUR (4) QUESTIONS. EACH QUESTION IS WORTH TWENTY (20) POINTS, FOR A TOTAL OF FORTY (40) POINTS.
THE ANSWER TO EACH QUESTION MUST BE BETWEEN 800 AND 1,000 WORDS. PLEASE SHARE YOUR WORD COUNT AFTER EACH QUESTION. THE WORD COUNT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY REFERENCES, TABLES, OR CHARTS YOU MAY CHOOSE TO INCLUDE.
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Free trade with poor countries is often blamed for the rise in wage inequality in the rich countries, but the real culprit is technological change that is biased in favor of skilled workers.  Do you agree or disagree? Discuss critically.
“Jagdish Bhagwati has argued that democracy provides a necessary ‘safety value’ for public discontent that an authoritarian system does not, thereby making democracy a better option for developing countries.” Do you agree or disagree? Discuss critically.
Sam Peltzman showed that the potentially beneficial effects of well-intentioned government policy can be ‘offset’ by a behavioral response of the public, that, in the end, may nullify any beneficial effects and lead to no benefit or even make matters worse. Do you agree or disagree? Discuss critically.
Most developing countries emerging out of colonization opted for inward-looking and state-led development models. On balance, these models failed to achieve their goals and it is good that they were replaced by outward-looking and market-led approaches thereafter. Do you agree or disagree? Discuss critically.

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