The difference between the economic and political functions of government is that
A) the economic function is concerned with the Federal Taxation system while the political function is not.
B) the economic function is concerned with correcting for market failures while the political function is not.
C) the economic function is concerned with the reallocation of income while the political function is not.
D) the economic function encourages merit goods while the political function discourages demerit goods.
Answer: B
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A) creation of GATT in the middle of the 1940s. B) Kennedy Administration in the early 1960s. C) Uruguay round of GATT in the 1980s. D) Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act in the early 1930s. E) Clinton-Bush tariff of 2000-2001.
The International Space Station is a joint project of the United States, Russia, Japan, Canada and the European Union. This suggests that _____
a. if the space station is a public good then the optimal size of the sharing group is larger than one country b. each country would have been unable to raise the money to pay for the space station on their own c. there are significant negative externalities involved that should be spread over more individuals d. Australians do not value space exploration
A rain barrel is a container that captures and stores rainwater for landscape and garden use during dry periods. As a result, rain barrels benefit the community through water conservation. If homeowners do not consider this external benefit of rain barrels, then a. the socially optimal quantity of rain barrels will be larger than the equilibrium quantity of rain barrels. b. the socially optimal
quantity of rain barrels will be smaller than the equilibrium quantity of rain barrels. c. the socially optimal price of rain barrels will be lower than the equilibrium price of rain barrels. d. the market for rain barrels would benefit from a tax on rain barrels.
The law of demand states that other things equal:
What will be an ideal response?