The health services market differs from many others in that, because of insurance, the consumer often pays only a fraction of the direct cost of care
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Expansionary policy only leads to inflation, but does not raise output in ________
A) traditional Keynesian theory B) new Keynesian theory C) real business cycle theory D) traditional Keynesian, new Keynesian and real business cycle theory
In a competitive industry, the competitive firm's profits are
a. independent of the industry in which they compete b. closely linked to the industry in which they compete c. determined only by their own differentiated product d. determined solely by the inelastic demand for their product
The market basket approach:
A. gives us a single number that represents how changing prices affect the typical consumer. B. gives us a list of what the typical consumer buys and the average price change of those goods. C. tells us how the prices of all goods and services in an economy change over time. D. tells us exactly how people change what they buy from year to year.
In a particular country in 1998, the average worker needed to work 40 hours to produce 100 units of output. In that same country in 2008, the average worker needed to work 36 hours to produce 72 units of output. In that country, the productivity of the average worker
a. decreased between 1998 and 2008, so we would expect the standard of living to have decreased accordingly. b. increased between 1998 and 2008, so we would expect the standard of living to have increased accordingly. c. decreased between 1998 and 2008, so we would expect inflation to have decreased accordingly. d. increased between 1998 and 2008, so we would expect inflation to have increased accordingly.