Real-wage unemployment can be caused by which of the following?
A. Minimum wage laws
B. Retraining programs
C. Low-interest student loans
D. None of these cause real-wage unemployment.
A. Minimum wage laws
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Riley deposits $4,000 cash in her checkable deposit at Fershur Bank. If the desired reserve ratio is 5 percent, Fershur Bank's
A) desired reserves increase by $4,000. B) liabilities do not change but its assets increase. C) excess reserves increase by $4,000. D) desired reserves increase by $200 and its excess reserves increase by $3,800. E) assets and its liabilities change in opposite directions.
In the figure above, if the quantity of yogurt produced increases from 2 gallons an hour to 3 gallons an hour, the opportunity cost of a gallon of yogurt in terms of ice cream is
A) half a gallon. B) 1 gallon. C) 3 gallons. D) 4 gallons.
In Figure 17.3, a decrease in the demand for labor will cause the equilibrium:
A. wage and hours of labor used to increase. B. wage and hours of labor used to decrease. C. wage to increase and hours of labor used to decrease. D. wage to decrease and hours of labor used to increase.
In behavioral economics, the endowment effect refers to
A) most people believe that most wealthy people inherit their wealth. B) many people would be indifferent between being endowed with money or knowledge. C) many people place a higher value on what they own than when they consider purchasing. D) most people respond to tax incentives to provide an endowment for their children.