Which of the following is an essential component of the ladder of opportunity?

a. Effective education system
b. Safety net policies and programs
c. Consistent redistribution efforts
d. High social rates of return


a. Effective education system

Economics

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If Project A has a cost of $2 and provides a benefit of $3, and Project B has a cost of $ 5 and provides a benefit of $8, which of the following statements is true?

A) A shift from Project A to Project B increases the net benefit by $1. B) The net benefit of Project A is $5. C) An individual can optimize by choosing Project B. D) Project A has a higher net benefit than Project B.

Economics

According to the classical model, workers chose a level of labor that equates the

a. real wage and marginal product of labor. b. nominal wage and marginal product of labor. c. the marginal utility of consumption and the marginal disutility of lost leisure. d. the marginal utility of consumption with the real wage.

Economics

Settlers often received 50 acres of land for each person whose passage they paid to America. This was known as

a. a special purpose grant. b. an entailment. c. the headright system. d. planter's shares.

Economics

Which of the following policy changes would lead to a decrease in the real interest rate and an increase in investment and saving?

a. a larger investment tax credit b. an expansion of eligibility for Individual Retirement Accounts c. an increase in income-tax rates, with no change in the government budget deficit or surplus d. an increase in government purchases, with no change in taxes

Economics