If a person has a comparative advantage in some activity, she must have an absolute advantage in that activity as well

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


FALSE

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Downward wage rigidity:

A) leads to frictionless labor markets. B) causes the wage to be above the market clearing wage. C) helps lower unemployment. D) is common only in industries with strong labor unions.

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Refer to Figure 18.1. Mutually beneficial terms of trade between the United States and Canada are

A) 1 hang glider for 1/2 of a bicycle. B) 1 hang glider for 1/4 of a bicycle. C) 1 hang glider for 3 bicycles. D) 1 bicycle for 8 hang gliders.

Economics

Responsibility for developing the President's budget lies with _____

a. the Congressional Budget Office b. the Treasury Department c. the Council of Economic Advisers d. the Office of Management and Budget

Economics

In the long-run equilibrium for a perfectly competitive market, firms will choose the level of output where

a. profit is minimized b. short-run average total cost is minimized c. long-run average total cost is minimized d. short-run profit is maximized e. long-run average fixed cost is minimized

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