According to economic liberalism, the regulating force of the economy is
a. self-interest.
b. laissez-faire.
c. competition.
d. the government.
c. competition.
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Passive policy advocates rely on the economy's natural ability to correct itself in case of unemployment because of: a. the lack of any real concern for those who have no jobs
b. the conviction that unemployment is relatively harmless. c. the belief that active economic policy is likely to be either ineffective or harmful. d. the desire to await further economic data before intervening. e. the belief in the law of diminishing returns.
If one were to rank the demand curve facing a firm from the least elastic to the most elastic, the ranking would be
a. monopoly, perfectly competitive, monopolistically competitive b. monopoly, monopolistically competitive, perfectly competitive c. perfectly competitive, monopoly, monopolistically competitive d. monopolistically competitive, monopoly, perfectly competitive e. perfectly competitive, monopolistically competitive, monopoly
Some bank regulation limits the types of assets that banks may own. The intent of this regulation is to
a. protect banks from competition. b. provide banks with a minimum level of profits. c. limit the level of bank profits. d. maintain bank safety. e. All of the above are correct.
Which of the following is an example of the free-rider problem?
a. Both Zoe and Zach receive low-cost dental care at the local dental school, so neither of them pays the full cost of the care. b. Alfred receives a free lunch from the local "Meals on Wheels" program because of his low monthly income. Yet his next door neighbor, Alice, is not eligible for the free lunch. c. Bruce owns Buster, a large dog who barks whenever anyone walks near his house. Betty lives next to Bruce, and Buster's barking can be heard whenever anyone walks near her house, too. Thus, Betty receives free protection from burglars because of Buster's barking. d. Sam purchases a burger at a fast food restaurant and gets a second burger free because the restaurant is having a buy one, get one free sale.