If the average annual growth rate of a developing country is 7.2 percent, real GDP will double in _____
a. 2 years
b. 7.2 years
c. 14.4 years
d. 10 years
e. 15 years
d
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Investment is the least volatile component of aggregate spending in the economy
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Securities markets perform a valuable economic function because they provide
a. an opportunity for investors to make money in a short time. b. the principal indicator of the performance of the U.S. economy. c. an easy way to transfer corporate securities, thereby reducing risk to investors. d. assurance that stock purchasers can get back the purchase price of their stock.
A good can serve as money only if
A) citizens accept the good as a means of payment for transactions and debts. B) government mandates that the good must be accepted in payment of debts. C) it is declared by authorities to be legal tender. D) it has intrinsic value or if it is backed by precious metals.
Rent Control
Read William Tucker's article on rent control (published by the Cato Institute). Questions: What was the original intent behind rent control? Why did voters in Boston decide to eliminate rent control? The author argues that rents are higher in cities in which rent control exists than in cities without rent control. Does this necessarily suggest that rent control raises the rental rate for housing? Is there another possible interpretation? Use a diagram containing demand and supply curves to illustrate the effects of rent control on the quantity of housing demanded and supplied. Briefly describe the "shadow market" for housing existing in New York City. How might the existence of this market account for the large difference between median gross rent and median advertised rent