"Offshoring" refers to:
A. importing goods, services, and resources.
B. stashing money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding taxes.
C. shifting work overseas that was previously done domestically.
D. exporting key resources.
C. shifting work overseas that was previously done domestically.
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Which of the following statements concerning utility as a measure for well being are false?
A) There is generally a positive relationship between income and utility. B) It is possible to determine which of two individuals is made happier by consuming a particular market basket. C) Utility is an abstract representation of an individual's degree of happiness. D) Cross country studies suggest that citizens in wealthier countries are happier than citizens in poorer countries.
In Monetarist theory, the role of the government should be to:
a. Control prices. b. Seek to raise productivity by setting up and enforcing fair rules of behavior, encouraging competitive markets, imposing reasonable taxes, and creating stable and predictable political environments. c. Do everything in its power to promote exports. d. All of the above. e. None of the above.
When the social cost curve is above a product's supply curve,
a. the government has intervened in the market. b. a negative externality exists in the market. c. a positive externality exists in the market. d. the distribution of resources is unfair.
In the following question you are asked to determine, other things equal, the effects of a given change in a determinant of demand or supply for product X upon (1) the demand (D) for, or supply (S) of, X; (2) the equilibrium price (P) of X; and (3) the
equilibrium quantity (Q) of X. Refer to the given information. Consumer expectations that the price of X will rise sharply in the future will: A. increase S, increase P, and increase Q. B. increase D, increase P, and increase Q. C. decrease S, increase P, and increase Q. D. increase D, decrease P, and increase Q.