Course Concepts
Theories in CP
Cases
Measurement in CP
Bug's Life
100
This policy is found in 26 of 31 countries with more than 35% female representation in parliament
What are gender quotas?
100
Douglass North would argue these likely explain differences in economic development across country
What are institutions?
100
We can look at differences in reactions towards migrants from these two countries to understand the impact of cultural biases on many immigration policies in the West
What are Ukraine and Syria?
100
Falling below a pre-established threshhold, which is a fucntion of the amount of funds required to cover basic needs, is a binary measure of this concept
What is absolute poverty?
100
The order hemiptera, which includes aphids, leafhoppers, and bed bugs, is commonly known as this
What are "true bugs?"
200
This term refers to a concept of government in which the state plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the economic and social well-being of its citizens
What is the 'welfare state?'
200
While neo-classical economists argue these explain migration, these factors alone are not sufficient as explanatory mechanisms of migration
What are "push and pull" factors?
200
Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy are all examples of this form of welfare state
What is `Christian Democracy?'
200
This measure of economic performance fails to account for illicit markets, depreciation, or inequality
What is GDP (value of consumption expenditures, investment, and govt purchases, plus exports minus imports)
200
This venomous arthropod gains a new body segment with a new pair of legs each time it molts, generally having a maximum of 15 pairs of legs
What is a centipede?
300
This concept refers to the value of assets minus debts
What is wealth?
300
Many argue this is one economic driver of populism, because while gains are widely distributed, losses are concentrated and often left uncompensated
What is globalization?
300
Many argue that populism in this country is a reaction to immigration and can be explained by competitive threat in the cultural sphere
What is Hungary?
300
This measurement serves as a useful proxy for discrimination against women in a country, and is measured as the difference between men and women median earnings over men's median earnings.
What is the gender pay gap?
300
2024 is a historical year for periodical cicada emergence, which are classified into the periodic/geographic groups known as _____
What are broods?
400
While refugees are displaced persons who have crossed internaitonal borders, this form of migrant was forced to flee but remains in their home country
What is an internally displaced person (IDP)?
400
Crops such as sugarcane cotton, bananas, and tobacco represent ______, which scholars have observed leads to increased income inequality in the long run
What is "increasing return to scale?"
400
Despite performing relatively well in terms of income inequality, Sweden and Denmark are atypically high in this measure
What is wealth inequality?
400
Many argue this is a better proxy for development because it captures "ends" rather than "means," even though it is immaterial
What is happiness/satisfaction?
400
This bull-headed dung beetle is known for holding this record
What is the strongest insect? (capable of pulling 1,141 times its own body weight)
500
These are the three properties of populists
1. Against elites
2. Anti-pluralist ("homogenous" people)
3. Identity politics (only some people count as "the people")
500
Someone who argues geography better explains economic development than institutions might say institutions are ______ to geography
What is "endogenous?"
500
This country is unique within Latin America by experiencing a recent surge in right-wing populism, while most other Central and South American countries experience left-wing populism, if any
What is Brazil?
500
These three dimensions are accounted for in Human Development Indices (HDI)
1) Life expectancy
2) Education
3) Standard of living (GNI)
500
Ophiocordyceps unilaterali is also known as this, because of its unique relationship with ants
What is Zombie-Ant Fungus?