Policies that redistribute income
A. increase economic efficiency.
B. increase income inequality.
C. decrease incentives to earn high income.
D. decrease compensating wage differentials.
Answer: C
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Externalities exist because
A) private costs differ from social costs. B) private costs are equal to social costs. C) government has created them. D) they are a function of socialism.
What is the most likely effect of the development of XBOX with DVD capabilities on the DVD player industry?
a. Increased price elasticity of demand for the DVD player industry because XBOX are complements b. decreased price elasticity of demand for the DVD player industry because XBOX are complements c. Increased price elasticity of demand for the DVD player industry because XBOX are substitutes d. decreased price elasticity of demand for the DVD player industry because XBOX are substitutes
A GDP deflator of 112 means:
A. the overall price level is 12 percent higher than in the base year. B. the overall output increased by 12 percent since the base year. C. every price in the economy has gone up by 12 percent. D. the production of each good in the economy has increased by 12 percent.
A constitutional amendment requiring the federal government to balance its budget annually would
a. require a decrease in taxes and/or an increase in government spending during an economic expansion. b. require an increase in taxes and/or a decrease in government spending during a recession. c. destabilize the economy. d. All of the above.