A study by Kathryn Edin and Laura Lein found that

A. virtually all single mothers—whether working or receiving public assistance—had to supplement their income with money from relatives, boyfriends, or the absent father of their children.
B. most welfare families lived very comfortably on their public assistance checks, supplemented by Medicaid, public housing, and food stamps.
C. only half the number of Americans officially below the poverty line were actually poor.
D. government assistance hurt the poor much more than it helped the poor.


A. virtually all single mothers—whether working or receiving public assistance—had to supplement their income with money from relatives, boyfriends, or the absent father of their children.

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A) right; right B) right; left C) left; left D) left; right

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Net exports are

A. exports minus debt. B. exports minus imports. C. exports minus marginal product. D. exports divided by population.

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The demand curve facing the monopolist is

A) the same as the market demand curve. B) more elastic than the market demand curve. C) less elastic than the market demand curve. D) upward sloping.

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In order to understand when a model may not be accurate, which is not an important action to take?

A. Identify what important details were omitted when developing a model. B. Make sure assumptions made in the model are clear and accurate. C. Test the model for accuracy. D. Make sure the model all includes all possible details.

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