Suppose a farmer in Nebraska incurs $8,700 in crop damage from sparks that are created when a local railroad company sends trains along tracks bordering the farm. This damage can be best described as a:
a. negative externality.
b. positive externality.
c. transaction cost.
d. social benefit.
Ans: a. negative externality.
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Suppose India and France have the same PPF, shown in the figure above. Based on their current production points, which is France's most likely future PPF?
A) PPF2 B) PPF1 C) PPF0 D) either PPF0 or PPF1 E) None of the above because economic growth will not happen in India.
Economists have used ________ and ________ in experiments designed to determine whether consumers care about fairness when they make decisions
A) the income effect; the substitution effect B) Giffen goods; luxury goods C) network externalities; the endowment effect D) the ultimatum game; the dictator game
Monetarists argue that the relationship between the amount of money which households and businesses want to hold and the level of national income
A. has decreased historically because of increased accessibility to credit. B. rises during recession and falls during periods of full employment. C. falls during recession and rises during periods of full employment. D. is stable.
The only way governments can finance a deficit is by printing new money
Indicate whether the statement is true or false