In a labor-market separating equilibrium with high-skill and low-skill workers and where a costly educational degree is used solely as a signal device, we can say that
A) education is socially inefficient because it is costly and provides no useful skills to the worker.
B) education is socially efficient.
C) education is privately inefficient for high-skill workers.
D) education is privately useful for low-skill workers only.
A
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Figure 7-7
In the price range between $3 and $4, the price elasticity of the demand curve depicted in is
a.
highly elastic.
b.
approximately equal to -0.33.
c.
approximately equal to -3.
d.
of unitary elasticity.
Benefits from international trade are not based on differences in
A. resource availability. B. technological capabilities. C. income levels. D. product quality and other attributes.
Refer to the information provided in Figure 2.4 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Figure 2.4Refer to Figure 2.4. The economy moves from Point E to Point B. This could be explained by
A. a change in society's preferences for hybrid cars versus motorcycles. B. an increase in economic growth. C. an increase in unemployment. D. a reduction in unemployment.
If real GDP falls, then so must nominal GDP.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)