Advocates of higher minimum wages for unskilled labor defend their position by arguing that
What will be an ideal response?
low-income workers deserve to earn incomes above the poverty level.
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In equilibrium, with exports equal to imports it must be the case that
A) leakages equal injections. B) saving plus taxes equal government expenditures plus investment. C) total expenditures equal GDP. D) All of these.
Which of the following is a valid reason to consider government regulation?
a. Seeking some social objective that markets do not achieve. b. Fear that capitalism will prove too productive. c. Desire on the part of government to be useful. d. Requests for protection from an industry. e. All of the above.
"Given that most people like to get ‘free stuff,' it follows that goods that are available free of charge are produced and consumed in the proper amounts in a market economy.". What is wrong with this statement?
The accompanying figure shows Avery's weekly production possibilities curve for scarves. 
Avery's PPC would shift outward if she:
A. devotes more time to knitting each week. B. devotes less time to knitting each week. C. knits more red scarves and fewer blue scarves each week. D. knits fewer red scarves and more blue scarves each week.