Of the $840 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act stimulus package which was enacted in 2009, approximately ________ took the form of tax cuts and ________ took the form of increases in government expenditures
A) one-third; two-thirds B) one-tenth; nine-tenths
C) one-half; one-half D) three-fourths; one-fourth
A
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Which of the following is an example of the U.S. government's use of a "command-and-control" approach to reducing pollution?
A) In 1990 Congress approved measures designed to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions to 8.5 million tons annually by 2010. B) The government issued electric utilities tradable emission allowances in order to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxide. C) In the 1980s the U.S. government required the installation of catalytic converters to reduce emissions from all new automobiles. D) The U.S. government imposed a tax on electric utilities to reduce damages from acid rain.
The infant industry argument is valid when
A. a new industry is suffering financial losses. B. a new industry is less efficient than foreign competitors. C. the industry’s prospective gains are sufficient to repay the social losses incurred while it is being protected. D. the industry is not likely to be profitable in the future.
Assume there are three hardware stores, each willing to sell one standard model hammer in a given time period. House Depot can offer their hammer for a minimum of $7. Lace Hardware can offer the hammer for a minimum of $10. Bob's Hardware store can offer the hammer at a minimum price of $13. Given the scenario described, if the market price of hammers decreased from $17 to $12:
A. producer participation in the market would decrease. B. total producer surplus would remain unchanged. C. producer participation in the market would not be affected. D. producer participation in the market would increase.
The Secretary of Labor states that wage rates in the country have risen by 2 percent this past year. The head of a local labor union states that wage gains have not kept pace with the 3 percent rate of inflation. The Secretary's statement is a (n) ____ economic statement, and the labor head's statement is a (n) ____ economic statement.
A. normative; normative B. normative; positive C. positive; normative D. positive; positive