A key contribution of Ronald Coase is that he pointed out that private transactions are efficient when the number of parties involved is small
A) and when property rights are well defined and transactions costs are low.
B) and when property rights do not exist.
C) and that property rights are irrelevant to the existence of externalities.
D) and when corporations are not greedy.
A
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The increase in the demand for widgets, shown in the figure above, is the result of an increase in people's incomes from $28,500 per year to $31,500 per year. Therefore, the income elasticity of demand for widgets is
A) 0.25. B) 0.75. C) 1.33. D) 4.00.
The demand for dollars is downward sloping because when dollar appreciates,
a. Foreigners demand more US goods and services b. Foreigners demand fewer US goods and services c. Foreigners demand more dollars d. Foreigners do not change their demand for US goods and services
Suppose that over the past year, the real interest rate was 5 percent and the inflation rate was 3 percent. It follows that
a. the dollar value of savings increased at 5 percent, and the purchasing power of savings increased at 2 percent. b. the dollar value of savings increased at 5 percent, and the purchasing power of savings increased at 8 percent. c. the dollar value of savings increased at 8 percent, and the purchasing power of savings increased at 2 percent. d. the dollar value of savings increased at 8 percent, and the purchasing power of savings increased at 5 percent.
In an economy with a population of 100 million persons, 50 million hold civilian jobs and 20 million are not working but are looking for a job. The number of persons in the civilian labor force is
A) 50 million. B) 70 million. C) 170 million. D) 180 million..