In the United States, the fact that the gap between the rich and the poor has been increasing is often justified by economists on the grounds that greater
a. efficiency can never be achieved without greater inequality.
b. inequality does not create any problems.
c. inequality is a desirable end in itself.
d. inequality is an undesirable consequence of greater efficiency.
e. efficiency should be achieved at any cost.
d
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Monetarists consider timing variations in the relationship between money supply changes and income changes to be
A) a fundamental problem of counter-cyclical monetary policy. B) inconsequential relative to the problem of instability in the velocity of money. C) a fundamental long-run problem but not a significant problem in the short run. D) offset by predictable changes in the money multiplier.
Table 11-1 Quantity (units)18161412104Price per unit (dollars)123 4 5 6 Total cost (dollars)44 3832262014Table 11-1 shows demand and total cost schedules for Monopoliteria. At the profit-maximizing output, what quantity is Monopoliteria producing?
A. 10 B. 12 C. 14 D. 16
What effect does foreign exchange market intervention by the U.S. Federal Reserve to increase the value of the U.S. dollar have on the U.S. monetary base?
a. The U.S. monetary base decreases. b. The U.S. monetary base increases. c. It does not have an effect on the U.S. monetary base at all. d. The effect on the U.S. monetary base is ambiguous and depends on where counterparties deposit the funds.
In the early 2000s, Chinese officials indicted members of a forgery syndicate that sold several hundred diplomas to high school graduates who needed the diplomas to take employment tests. This situation, where having the certificate of knowledge is more important than the knowledge itself, is known as:
A. the brain drain. B. human capital. C. certification. D. credentialism.