Normative economic analysis involves

A) positive analysis.
B) value judgments.
C) if-then statements.
D) objective descriptions of the way things are.


Answer: B

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  • rec.music.makers.marketplace

Questions:

  • Do participants in such lists receive gains from trade? How?
  • Does the existence of internet newsgroups such as these allow some individuals to gain from trade that might not otherwise occur? Explain.

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A society that relies on a market-based economy will always protect the natural environment.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The Fed ________ intervene in the foreign exchange market by supplying dollars and the Fed ________ intervene in the foreign exchange market by demanding dollars

A) can; can B) cannot; can C) can; cannot D) cannot; cannot

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If there is a negative externality in production, ______.

a. firms bear the entire cost b. firms share the costs with others c. others bear the entire cost d. government bears the entire cost

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