When one applies the Heckscher-Ohlin model of trade to the issue of trade-related income redistributions, one must conclude that North South trade, such as U.S.-Mexico trade
A) must help low skill workers on both sides of the border.
B) is likely to hurt high-skilled workers in the U.S.
C) is likely to hurt low-skilled workers in the U.S.
D) is likely to hurt low-skilled workers in Mexico.
E) is likely to help highly skilled workers in Mexico.
C
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Refer to Table 6-2. Assume that an economist has estimated the price elasticity of demand values in the table above. Use the data in the table to select the correct statement
A) The difference in elasticity values is explained by the fact that the more narrowly we define a market the more elastic the demand will be. B) There are fewer substitutes for "All carbonated soft drinks" than there are for "All soft drinks." C) The elasticity for "All soft drinks" is less than the elasticity for Coca-Cola because Coca-Cola is more of a luxury than a necessity; "All soft drinks" represent goods that are more necessity than luxury. D) The demand for Coca-Cola is inelastic.
In the Classical model, a decrease in saving will result in saving being __________ than investment which will cause the interest rate to __________
A) greater; rise B) greater; fall C) less; rise D) less; fall
An example of moral hazard is
a. A taxi driver paid per mile taking the shortest route b. a piece-rate garment worker shirking more than a per jour worker c. an hourly salesman working harder than a commission salesman d. an author on contract going to fewer book signings as one with a percentage royalty rate
Refer to the accompanying figure. For Pat, the opportunity cost of removing one bag of trash is planting:
A. 5 bulbs. B. 1/5 of a bulb. C. 100 bulbs. D. 1/100 of a bulb.