Which of the following is not a reason why government programs might fail to achieve their goals?
a. Insufficient information to correctly achieve the goal.
b. One policy goal is in direct conflict with another policy goal.
c. Politicians respond to political incentives to deviate from the goal.
d. Inability to use coercion to achieve the goal.
d
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In the figure above, if there is no Ricardo-Barro effect, the government has a budget ________ because the ________
A) surplus of 0.2 trillion; SLF curve lies to the right of the PSLF curve. B) deficit of 0.2 trillion; SLF curve lies to the right of the PSLF curve. C) deficit of 0.4 trillion; SLF curve shows a smaller quantity of LF than the PSLF curve. D) surplus of 0.4 trillion; SLF curve shows a larger quantity of LF than the PSLF curve. E) surplus of -0.2 trillion; SLF curve lies to the right of the PSLF curve.
Refer to Figure 14.2. Other things equal, a decrease in inflationary expectations would best be represented by a movement from
A) point A to point B. B) point B to point A. C) point C to point B. D) point B to point C.
Which of the following countries have a relative abundance of natural resources?
a. Japan b. Canada c. Hong Kong d. all of the above
Margaret can use her quarterly savings to buy a teakwood study table for her room or spend it on a small Christmas party with her family. The _____ cost of her enjoyment at the Christmas party would then equal the forgone utility of the study table
a. transaction b. exchange c. opportunity d. direct e. sunk