Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
Recent World Bank research suggests that countries should complement trade openness with greater flexibility of their investment ......... and labor markets.
A -
climate
B -
geography
C -
geometry
D -
weather
2-
"Trade ......... growth in flexible economies, but its positive impact is much reduced — and in some cases, even reversed-in excessively regulated economies," says Caroline Freund, Senior Economist in the World Bank's Trade Research Team.
A -
boosts
B -
forces
C -
spurts
D -
steels
3-
Trade stimulates growth by directing resources into their most productive uses both within and ......... industries.
A -
across
B -
among
C -
between
D -
without
4-
An excessive regulatory ......... will prevent this reallocation of resources from occurring, reducing the prospects for trade-generated growth.
A -
burden
B -
package
C -
pressure
D -
weight
5-
However, complications can arise because of interest groups that ......... to lose in a more flexible environment.
A -
bear
B -
grow
C -
stand
D -
think
6-
Some of the steps that ......... regulated economies need to take are easy and inexpensive; for example, it does not cost much to reduce excess procedures for registering a new business.
A -
broadly
B -
heavily
C -
stridently
D -
tautly
7-
New technologies can also ......... deregulation, such as implementing online registration systems.
A -
fabricate
B -
facilitate
C -
initiate
D -
instigate
8-
The success of openness depends on whether firms can adjust quickly to the new conditions ......... by international competition.
A -
imposed
B -
impressed
C -
influenced
D -
informed
9-
Doing well in the areas of public infrastructure, governance and ease of firm entry clearly correlates with stronger trade-related growth, suggesting that countries may need to simultaneously ......... reform in several areas in order to benefit from trade openness.
A -
underlay
B -
underpin
C -
undertake
D -
underwrite
10-
An analysis to help identify the areas requiring reform helps design a policy package tailored for a particular country, as opposed to a(n) '.........' approach.