While rent subsidies have some disadvantages, one advantage of rent subsidies is _____
a. administrative costs are low
b. there is little chance of fraud
c. the renter can chose from among different housing qualities
d. renters have a strong incentive to shop carefully
c
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A ________ can price discriminate if, in part, it ________
A) natural monopoly; is the only seller of a good or service B) monopoly; can prevent resales of its product C) monopoly; is the only seller of a good or service D) perfectly competitive firm; can sell goods at a lower price than a monopoly E) perfectly competitive firm; changes from a price taker to a price maker
Monetary management in the United States today is under the direction of the
A) Council of Economic Advisers. B) Federal Trade Commission. C) Joint Economic Committee of the Congress. D) Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve. E) United States Chamber of Commerce.
During the 1990s, food production increased faster than population in all regions of the developing world except
(a) Latin America. (b) East Asia. (c) Sub-Saharan Africa. (d) none of the above.
Two economists created fake resumes with either common African-American names such as Lakisha and Jamal or common white names such as Emily and Greg. After sending them to potential employers with "Help Wanted" ads in Boston and Chicago newspapers, they found that
a. black employees earned 50 percent less than white employees in Chicago but that blacks and whites had similar wages in Boston. b. black employees earned 50 percent less than white employees in Boston but that blacks and whites had similar wages in Chicago. c. job applicants with white names received 50 percent more phone calls from interested employers. d. job applicants with white names received 7 percent more phone calls from interested employers.