Government regulations that worsen the performance of financial institutions include:

Government regulations that worsen the performance of financial institutions include:
 
  a. interest rate ceilings
  b. reserving a minimum portion of loans for rural borrowers
  c. a high percentage of deposits kept in reserve
  d. subsidies for low-income borrowers
  e. all of the above

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Question 2 - Describe some of the benefits and costs associated with the emergence of large cities in developing countries.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Question 3 - Which of the following is not an indicator that is used to compute the Human Development Index?
 
  a. life expectancy at birth.
  b. real GDP per capita.
  c. infant mortality rate.
  d. adult literacy rate.

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Question 4 - Economists frequently urge governments of developing countries to replace import quotas with import tariffs as a first step in a strategy that aims to reduce import protection.
 
  What is the reasoning offered by economists to support this recommendation to developing countries?