A) Traditional manufacturing is making a comeback B) Financial markets are becoming less important C) The rise of intangible investment is transforming economies D) Physical capital remains the dominant economic driver
A) They simplify productivity calculations B) They make productivity harder to measure C) They make productivity more visible D) They have no effect on productivity metrics
A) Traditional management methods work best B) Management is irrelevant for intangibles C) Better management is crucial for intangible success D) Management becomes less important
A) They simplify collateral requirements B) They make banking easier C) They reduce need for external financing D) They create challenges for traditional lending
A) Internal company benefits only B) Government subsidies for research C) Benefits that flow to other firms D) Costs that burden the investing firm
A) They make existing policies more effective B) They require new policy approaches C) They eliminate need for economic policy D) They simplify policy implementation
A) Why productivity always increases B) Why measured investment has declined C) Why inflation remains low D) Why physical capital grows faster
A) They diminish physical asset value B) They replace physical assets completely C) They complement and enhance physical assets D) They have no relationship with physical assets
A) Size, speed, strength, stability B) Supply, demand, price, quantity C) Sales, service, support, systems D) Scalability, sunkenness, spillovers, synergies
A) Weak institutions work better B) Only financial institutions matter C) Institutions become irrelevant D) Strong institutions are crucial
A) They reduce overall effectiveness B) They work better in combination C) They function best in isolation D) They compete with each other
A) It's easier to measure than physical capital B) Intangible capital is hard to measure C) No measurement is needed D) Measurement methods are perfect
A) They may amplify economic fluctuations B) They eliminate business cycles C) They only affect long-term growth D) They have no cyclical effects
A) They have limited application B) They can be used in many places at once C) They decrease with use D) They require physical expansion
A) They simplify financial reporting B) They are excluded from financial statements C) Accounting standards struggle with intangibles D) Financial reporting captures them perfectly
A) It challenges GDP and productivity measures B) It has no effect on economic statistics C) It only affects inflation measures D) It makes economic measurement easier |