Article Summary
Unlike in many nations, when the financial crisis hit in 2008 the Polish economy continued to grow, but due to a current slowdown in exports and domestic demand, Poland is expecting a large outflow of workers. Unemployment was expected to grow to 14 percent in Poland in 2013, and according to Krystyna Iglicka, a demographer at Lazarski University in Warsaw, "…Poles have always treated emigration as a way of improving their lot." Despite earning relatively low salaries in Western European countries, on average just over €2,000 (about $2,660) a month according to the National Bank of Poland, this is still four times more than workers would earn on average by staying in Poland. Iglicka predicts that between 500,000 and 800,000 Poles will emigrate from Poland over the next five years.
Source: Jan Cienski, "Poland braces for fresh exodus of workers," Washington Post, January 22, 2013.

-Refer to the Article Summary.If,after the outflow of workers in Poland,it now takes more capital per hour worked to get the same amount of GDP per hour worked,this indicates ________ the per-worker production function in Poland.
A)a movement up
B)a movement down
C)an upward shift of
D)a downward shift of

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Article Summary
Unlike in many nations, when the financial crisis hit in 2008 the Polish economy continued to grow, but due to a current slowdown in exports and domestic demand, Poland is expecting a large outflow of workers. Unemployment was expected to grow to 14 percent in Poland in 2013, and according to Krystyna Iglicka, a demographer at Lazarski University in Warsaw, "…Poles have always treated emigration as a way of improving their lot." Despite earning relatively low salaries in Western European countries, on average just over €2,000 (about $2,660) a month according to the National Bank of Poland, this is still four times more than workers would earn on average by staying in Poland. Iglicka predicts that between 500,000 and 800,000 Poles will emigrate from Poland over the next five years.
Source: Jan Cienski, "Poland braces for fresh exodus of workers," Washington Post, January 22, 2013.

-Refer to the Article Summary.If,after the outflow of workers in Poland,it now takes more capital per hour worked to get the same amount of GDP per hour worked,this indicates ________ the per-worker production function in Poland.
A)a movement up
B)a movement down
C)an upward shift of
D)a downward shift of

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A decrease in the labor force due to emigration would result in a downward shift of the per-worker production function, as there would be fewer workers available to produce the same amount of output. This would lead to a situation where more capital would be necessary to produce the same amount of GDP per hour worked.

Article Summary Unlike in Many Nations, When the Financial Crisis Hit in Hit