If the marginal social cost of generating a kilowatt of electricity is $0.10 and the marginal private cost is $0.08, what is the marginal external cost?
A) $0.18
B) $0.10
C) $0.08
D) $0.02
E) $0.80
D
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Refer to Figure 8.2. Holding other variables constant, an increase in the real wage will result in a
A) movement from point A to point B. B) movement from point B to point A. C) shift from curve S1 to curve S2. D) shift from curve S2 to curve S1.
Assume that the central bank lowers the discount to increase the nation's monetary base. If the nation has highly mobile international capital markets and a fixed exchange rate system, what happens to the real risk-free interest rate and reserve-related (central bank) transactions in the context of the Three-Sector-Model? State your answer after the macroeconomic system returns to complete
equilibrium. a. The real risk-free interest rate remains the same and reserve-related (central bank) transactions become more positive (or less negative). b. The real risk-free interest rate falls and reserve-related (central bank) transactions become more negative (or less positive). c. The real risk-free interest rate falls and reserve-related (central bank) transactions remain the same. d. The real risk-free interest rate and reserve-related (central bank) transactions remain the same. e. There is not enough information to determine what happens to these two macroeconomic variables.
Provide examples and explain reform measures that have been suggested to reduce the possibility and frequency of international financial crises.
What will be an ideal response?