Between 1975 and 2011, the wage gap between women with a high school education and women with a college education increased. In particular, in 2011 women with a college degree earned about
a. 12% more than women with a high school education.
b. 26% more than women with a high school education.
c. 70% more than women with a high school education.
d. 81% more than women with a high school education.
d
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Suppose the inflation rate target is "0" and the long run federal funds target is also "0." Calculate the federal funds rate if the current inflation rate is 5% and real output is 4.5% below trend output
A) 2.25% B) 5.25% C) 0.5% D) 0.25%
Leaving open-access resources open to all people but restricting the intensity of the use of the resources assigns
A) permanent property rights to the government. B) temporary property rights to those people given permission to use the resource. C) property rights to no one since the intensity of the use of the resource has been restricted. D) property rights to everyone since the resource is available to be used by everyone.
Which of the following is a defining characteristic of a perfectly competitive market?
A) advertisements by well-known celebrities B) persistent economic profits in the long run C) no restrictions on entry into the industry D) higher prices being charged for certain name brands
Suppose milk and cereal are compliments and the demand for milk is Qdm = 40 - 6Pm - 2Pc, where Qdm stands for millions of gallons of milk demanded, Pm stands for the price of milk and Pc stands for the price of cereal. The supply of milk is Qsm = 6Pm - 8, where Qsm stands for millions of gallons of milk supplied. The demand and supply of cereal are Qdc = 90 - 5Pc - Pm and Qsc = 5Pc - 10, respectively, where Qdc stands for millions of boxes of cereal demanded and Qsc stands for millions of boxes of cereal supplied. What is the general equilibrium quantity of cereal?
A. 20.5 million boxes B. Zero boxes C. 38.8 million boxes D. 46.25 million boxes