Over the past 50 years, there has been an increase in spending on public education without a noticeable improvement in student performance. One explanation given by economists on why student performance has not improved is that
A) not enough funds have been spent on public education.
B) schools are providing high-priced services that are not valued by parents.
C) the quantity of educational services has not increased beyond the pre-subsidy equilibrium.
D) too much competition for educational services.
Answer: B
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(a) capital market failures. (b) rent seeking behavior. (c) attitudinal or psychological impact. (d) all are rationales for development planning in developing countries.
If Y=C+I+G but Md< Ms, then
a. interest rates must rise and output must fall. b. both interest rates and output must fall. c. interest rates must fall and output must rise. d. both interest rates and output must rise. e. none of the above.
If Mr. McLean thinks the last dollar spent on bowling yields more satisfaction than the last dollar spent on hamburgers, and McLean is a utility-maximizing consumer, he should:
a. bowl less, so the marginal satisfaction from expenditures in this area will increase. b. spend more on hamburgers, so total satisfaction from that activity will increase. c. eliminate spending on hamburgers. d. bowl more and spend less on hamburgers.
Labor productivity growth in the United States during the 1973–1995 period could be explained by a ____ slowdown.
A. labor force B. capital formation C. technological D. population growth