In banking-oriented systems, handling of the manager-stockholder conflict in large firms is through
A) rating agencies.
B) the potential for takeovers.
C) management ownership of the firm.
D) bank ownership of the firm.
D
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Arguments that economic growth must be constrained by environmental problems and limits of natural resources ignore the fact that economic growth can:
A. occur with only benefits and no economic costs. B. take the form of improved quality as well as increased quantity. C. increase both average labor productivity and the share of population employed. D. be measured in both nominal and real terms.
If the Fed raises its target for the federal fund rate, this indicates that
A) the Fed is pursuing an expansionary monetary policy. B) the Fed is attempting to combat deflation. C) the Fed is pursuing a contractionary monetary policy. D) The Fed is concerned that the growth in aggregate demand is too slow to keep up with potential GDP.
Suppose the company that owns the vending machines on your campus has doubled the price of a can of soda. If they then still sell almost the same number of sodas per day, this suggests:
A. soda purchases represent a large fraction of students' budgets. B. there are few other places to purchase soda on campus. C. the price elasticity of demand for soda is equal to 1. D. students do not have good nutritional information.
The tendency for people to behave in a riskier way or to renege on contracts when they do not face the full consequences of their actions is called:
A. collective bargaining. B. adverse selection. C. moral hazard. D. counter information.