Related to the Economics in Practice on page 131: Uber drivers can choose to drive as many or as few hours as they desire, and most drivers have another job and drive for Uber as a way to supplement their income. Assuming leisure is a normal good, if Uber increased the wages it paid its drivers then the substitution effect would result in drivers working ________ and buying ________ leisure.
A. less; less
B. less; more
C. more; less
D. more; more
Answer: C
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The quantity supplied of a good or service is the amount that
A) producers wish they could sell at a higher price. B) is actually bought during a given time period at a given price. C) people are willing to buy during a given time period at a given price. D) producers plan to sell during a given time period at a given price.
If the Fed buys government securities, then
A) the quantity of money is not changed, just its composition. B) new bank reserves are created. C) the quantity of money decreases. D) bank reserves are destroyed. E) banks' excess reserves decrease.
The crowding-out effect stresses that
a. an increase in government expenditures will stimulate aggregate demand and, thereby, help to prevent recessions. b. an increase in taxes will restrain aggregate demand and, thereby, help to control inflation. c. additional government borrowing to finance a larger deficit will increase the demand for loanable funds, causing real interest rates to rise. d. a budget deficit is a highly effective tool with which to combat recessions. e. both a and d are correct.
Per capita real GDP is a measure of
A. productive activity. B. cultural harmony. C. economic welfare. D. cost of living standards.