The likelihood of successful private solutions to problems caused by externalities depends, in part, upon the number of interested parties. Briefly explain
When there is a large number of interested parties, coordinating them all to bargain is costly, if not impossible.
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Refer to the figure below. In response to gradually falling inflation, this economy will eventually move from its short-run equilibrium to its long-run equilibrium. Graphically, this would be seen as
A. long-run aggregate supply shifting leftward B. Short-run aggregate supply shifting downward C. Aggregate demand shifting rightward D. Aggregate demand shifting leftward
Price controls date back to
A. World War II. B. the U.S. Revolutionary War. C. thousands of years, at least back to ancient Babylonia. D. the 1970s. E. the last 20 years.
The price of pie increases. Some people who purchased pie before the price increase no longer purchase pie. This is
A) a positive externality. B) a negative externality. C) a positive externality for some consumers and a negative externality for others. D) not an externality.
Profits are part of the
A. total income. B. final consumer goods. C. factor services. D. monetary value of output.