Consider these possible effects of growth in the booming export sector: I. It reduces the price of foreign exchange. II. It slows other sectors’ growth by reducing incentives to export other goods. III. It reduces incentives to substitute domestic goods for imports. IV. It raises factor and input prices for non-booming sectors. Which of them does Michael Roemer’s three-sector model identify?
Correct answer D. I, II, III and IV
Explanation
Roemer's model describes the Dutch disease: the boom appreciates the currency and bids up wages and inputs, so all four effects squeeze the other export and import-competing sectors.
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