Rent controls tend to _____ the housing supply and to _____ the rents that people in non-rent-controlled apartments pay.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
lower; raise
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Sam has $200 a month to spend on two normal goods-tanning sessions or rounds of golf. Tanning sessions are $20 each, and a round of golf is $40. Sam currently consumes six tanning sessions and two rounds of golf. If the price of a round of golf drops to $20, the income effect:
A. predicts Sam will increase his consumption of both golf and tanning sessions. B. predicts Sam will double his consumption of golf. C. predicts Sam will consume more golf and less tanning sessions. D. predicts Sam will consume less golf and more tanning sessions.
Iceland can produce 32 units of food per person per year or 8 units of clothing per person per year, but Lavaland can produce 16 units of food per year or 8 units of clothing. Which of the following is true? a. Iceland has both a comparative and absolute advantage in producing food
b. Iceland has a comparative advantage, but not an absolute advantage in producing food. c. Lavaland has both a comparative and absolute advantage in producing clothing. d. Lavaland has both a comparative and absolute advantage in producing food.
It is claimed that mutual funds have two advantages. The first is that mutual funds allow people with small amounts of money to diversify. The second is that mutual funds provide the skills of professional money managers who buy stocks they believe will be the most profitable and thereby increase the return that mutual fund depositors earn on their savings
a. Economists strongly agree with both claims. b. Economists are skeptical of both claims. c. Economists are skeptical of the first claim, but strongly agree with the second. d. Economists strongly agree with the first claim, but are skeptical of the second.
Which of the following is true?
A) A budget surplus will increase the national debt. B) A budget deficit will increase the national debt. C) A budget deficit will reduce the national debt. D) A balanced budget will increase the national debt.