Explain why GDP figures do not necessarily measure happiness or well-being
Well-being and happiness are subjective. Just because a country is able to produce relatively more goods does not mean that the people in that country are relatively happier. Perhaps their increased production results in more pollution, more stress and less leisure. These people may actually be less happy than the people living in a country with lower production, but a calmer way of life.
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Net exports is a positive number when a nation ________.
A. simply exports goods and services to other nations B. exports more goods and services than it imports C. exports fewer goods and services than it imports D. increases its exports of goods and services
If marginal cost is constant, what happens to a market if it alters from perfect competition to monopoly without any change in the position of the market demand curve or any variation in costs?
A) Consumer surplus increases, and the previously existing deadweight loss decreases. B) Consumer surplus increases, and the previously existing deadweight loss increases. C) Consumer surplus is eliminated, and an equal-sized deadweight loss is created. D) Consumer surplus decreases in size, and a deadweight loss is created.
Assuming that bus travel is an inferior good, a decrease in consumer income, other things being equal, will cause
a. a downward movement along the demand curve for bus travel. b. no change in the demand curve for bus travel. c. an upward movement along the demand curve for air travel. d. a rightward shift in the demand curve for bus travel.
The 2011 U.S. distribution of income shows that the top 20 percent of families have approximately what share of income?
a. 20 percent b. 35 percent c. 50 percent d. 80 percent