Suppose the country of Mankiwland has a new king, King Gregory. For the purpose of efficiency King Gregory's chief economic advisor would encourage him to design his country's tax system to minimize (i) deadweight losses from taxes. (ii) administrative burdens from taxes. (iii) the tax payments themselves. (iv) government expenditures to correct for market failures
a. (i) only
b. (i) and (ii) only
c. (iii) and (iv) only
d. (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv)
b
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Suppose that in Slovakia one unit of labor can produce either 16 tons of wheat or 32 tons of soy and in Poland one unit of labor can produce either 4 tons of wheat or 2 tons of soy. Given this information, which of the following statements is true?
A. Slovakia has a comparative advantage in producing neither wheat nor soy. B. Slovakia has a comparative advantage in producing both wheat and soy. C. Poland has a comparative advantage in producing soy but not wheat. D. Poland has a comparative advantage in producing wheat but not soy.
If an American firm produces goods that are sold to a German household, then
A) German GDP increases but not U.S. GDP. B) U.S. GDP increases. C) the transaction is considered an export in the German GDP accounts. D) net exports in the United States will not change because an export immediately generates an offsetting import.
The market value of final goods and services produced within a country during a period of time is called:
A. government documented production. B. guaranteed direct prices. C. gross domestic product. D. general domestic productivity.
The components of M2 that are not also in M1:
A. sum to an amount that is smaller than the sum of the components of M1. B. are usable for making payments, but at a greater cost or inconvenience than currency or checks. C. are not usable for making payments. D. pay lower rates of interest than do the components of M1.