A decrease in the unemployment rate may be represented as a movement from a point inside the production possibilities frontier to a point on the frontier
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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Suppose you observe that output in an industry occurs on the inelastic part of the market demand curve. Which of the following can you conclude from this?
A. The industry is definitely behaving as a monopoly that is protected by barriers to entry. B. The industry is definitely not behaving as a monopoly that is protected by barriers to entry. C. The industry could be perfectly competitive. D. The industry is definitely not perfectly competitive. E. Both (a) and (d) F. Both (b) and (c) G. Both (b) and (d) H. None of the above
Governments are often forced to bail out large banks to prevent the entire economy from being affected adversely. This provision often encourages banks to invest in risky assets. This is an example of ________
A) moral hazard B) a positive externality C) adverse selection D) anchoring
Increases in resources or improvements in technology will cause the production possibilities frontier to
a. shift outward b. shift inward c. become a straight line d. become horizontal e. become vertical
Rent Control
Read William Tucker's article on rent control (published by the Cato Institute). Questions: What was the original intent behind rent control? Why did voters in Boston decide to eliminate rent control? The author argues that rents are higher in cities in which rent control exists than in cities without rent control. Does this necessarily suggest that rent control raises the rental rate for housing? Is there another possible interpretation? Use a diagram containing demand and supply curves to illustrate the effects of rent control on the quantity of housing demanded and supplied. Briefly describe the "shadow market" for housing existing in New York City. How might the existence of this market account for the large difference between median gross rent and median advertised rent