4. The Global Economy

Evaluating Approaches To Measuring Development — Quiz

Test your understanding of evaluating approaches to measuring development with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

Which indicator is most directly used to compare average income per person across countries and is commonly associated with measuring economic development?

Question 2

Why is $GDP$ per capita by itself an imperfect measure of development?

Question 3

Which measure is most likely to capture broader aspects of development by combining income, education, and life expectancy?

Question 4

A key advantage of using life expectancy as a development indicator is that it mainly reflects

Question 5

Which statement best describes a limitation of using averages such as $GDP$ per capita when evaluating development?