What does the phrase "internalizing an external cost" mean?
A) limiting the extent to which domestic firms can outsource production
B) prohibiting economic activities that create externalities
C) forcing producers to factor into their production costs the cost of the externalities created in the production of their output
D) finding a way to address cross-border pollution
Answer: C
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Nominal wages are assumed fixed in the short run because: a. workers have wages stated in their contracts
b. of minimum wage laws. c. workers are unaware of short-run changes in their real wages. d. all of the above are true. e. none of the above are true.
Which of the following is a major problem with deflation?
A) Money loses value so rapidly that economic agents will be reluctant to hold money. B) Economic agents tend to put off purchases in anticipation of lower prices for goods and services, leading to a downward spiral in economic activity. C) Low prices for goods and services tend to result in massive shortages in most markets. D) Money supply cannot keep pace with consumption spending.
Demand is a schedule of
A) how much of a good a person wants. B) how much of a good people will purchase at each different possible price. C) how much of a good people will purchase at each income level. D) each possible price and the amount people will buy when their incomes change.
A trade-off typically exists between incurring a moral hazard and making an adverse selection
Indicate whether the statement is true or false