Most microeconomic models assume that decision makers wish to
A) make themselves as well off as possible.
B) act selfishly.
C) make others as well off as possible.
D) None of the above.
A
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a. Social Security. b. Medicaid. c. Medicare. d. Unemployment Insurance.
Experience rating systems for pricing insurance discourage firms from spending money to try to improve their employees' health.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
When the president says that "Income inequality is a much more serious economic problem than high unemployment rates," it is an example of
A. an irrational argument. B. an empirically proven fact. C. a positive statement. D. a normative statement.
Suppose all firms in a perfectly competitive industry are earning an economic profit. One would expect that, over time, the number of firms in the industry will ________ and the market price will ________.
A. rise; stay the same B. fall; rise C. rise; fall D. rise; rise