Sample questions-Final-Spring 20141. Which of the following factors do NOT raise the costs of health carea. longer distances to health care facilitiesb. higher fees at health care facilitiesc. having pharmacies located in health care facilitiesd. longer waits at health care facilitiesc.2. Externalities can be used to justify on efficiency grounds subsidies on which of the following:a. de-worming pills given to children in schoolsb. general population food subsidyc. general population subsidy on cancer operationsd. All of the abovea3. Which of the following factors are probably important for the success of HIV prevention programsa. removing the social stigma from having HIV/AIDSb. free and widespread distribution of condoms, especially to high risk groupsc. widespread, low cost testing programs, especially to high risk groupsd. All of the aboved4. During a demographic transition, the following pattern usually occurs:a. fertility declines followed by mortality declinesb. both fertility and mortality decline at the same timec. mortality declines followed by fertility declined. fertility first rises and then declines while mortality declinesc5. Which of the following is NOT associated with lower infant mortality in the state of Kerala, Indiaa. higher levels of adult female educationb. higher levels of public health investmentsc. higher levels of adult male educationd. lower incomesd6. Multinational firms like Nike pay wages to their workers in countries like Indonesia that are higher than local wage rates for workers with the same skillsT. TrueF. FalseT7. Commodity prices rose consistently after 1960 because of high population growth?T. TrueF. False