A cross-section graph can show how economic variables for different groups of people vary over time
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Refer to Pollutants. Suppose transactions costs are zero. Who should be made liable for the crop damage if the goal is to achieve an efficient outcome?
A chemical plant's production adds pollutants to a stream which irrigates a farm's crops. The pollutants damage the farm's crops, increasing the firm's costs by $800 per month. The crop damage may be eliminated in two ways: the chemical plant can install a new filtering system costing $300 per month, or the farm can install a new irrigation system costing $600 per month. a. The chemical plant should be made liable, because it is the source of the pollution. b. The chemical plant should be made liable, because it possesses the least-cost method of eliminating the externality. c. The farm should be made liable, because it can receive a bribe from the chemical plant. d. An efficient outcome will be achieved no matter who is made liable for the crop damage.
The self-correcting property of the economy means that output gaps are eventually eliminated by:
A. increasing or decreasing potential output. B. government policy. C. decreasing inflation only. D. increasing or decreasing inflation.
Intermediate goods and services are one of the largest components of the expenditure approach to measuring GDP
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The European Commission believes that in 2016 exports of goods and services from Spain will be 22 times larger than in 2013. Irish exports are expected to have grown by 15 percent over the same period. If imports remain constant
A) the current account balance in both countries will become more positive. B) the current account balance in both countries will become more negative. C) there will be no change in the current account balance of both countries. D) in both countries the capital and financial account balance will become more positive.