A policymaker in favor of stabilizing the economy would be likely to believe
a. recessions are a waste of resources.
b. economies must suffer through the booms and busts of the business cycle.
c. the long policy lags make implementing policy changes in response to recession too risky.
d. policy increases the magnitude of economic fluctuations.
a
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How would an increase in the gas tax in the United States to the European level change carbon emissions? Would this tax increase bring greater efficiency or would it increase deadweight loss?
With the Coase theorem, the private solution yields:
A. a less efficient outcome than a government solution would. B. the same amount of efficiency a government solution would. C. a more efficient outcome than a government solution would. D. None of these statements is true.
Among its duties, the Federal Reserve ________.
A. collects taxes from the commercial banks B. is responsible for regulating and supervising the banks C. uses loans from the commercial banks to increase the money supply D. provides deposit insurance for commercial bank customers
Consider the market for cable television, a natural monopoly, shown in the figure above. If the regulator imposes an average cost pricing rule, the firm provides service to
A) 3.5 million households. B) 6 million households. C) 10.5 million households. D) 12.5 million households.