You went to a craft show and paid an exorbitant price for an embroidered shawl that the seller said was hand-embroidered and had been imported from India
Several months later, you find a similar shawl in another showroom at a much lower price and found out that the one you bought was not an imported one. This is an example of ________ in the market for embroidered shawls. A) asymmetric information
B) positive externalities
C) negative externalities
D) the free-rider problem
A
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
If planned aggregate expenditure is less than total production
A) the economy is in equilibrium. B) GDP will increase. C) actual inventories will equal planned inventories. D) firms will experience an unplanned increase in inventories.
Which of the following is FALSE? All the BRICs
A) rank among the world's top 10 in population. B) have been transformed by reforms. C) have become more isolated and focused on domestic issues. D) are among the world's top 11 economies. E) have yet to fully realize their economic potential.
Suppose the two countries can trade shares in the ownership of their perspective assets. Further, assume that a Home owner of a 10 percent share in Foreign land
He will receive 10 percent share in Foreign land, and thus receives 10 percent of the annual Foreign kiwi fruit harvest. Further assume that a Foreign owner of a 10 percent share in Home land is permitted. In this case, a Foreigner is entitled to 10 percent of the Home harvest. Calculate the expected value of kiwi fruit for each investor. Is the investor better off?