Which of the following refers to the positive or negative effect on parties who are not directly involved in a transaction?
A. Consumption effect
B. Externality
C. Incentive distortions
D. Invisible hand
Answer: B
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The income effect from a fall in the price of a gallon of gasoline is shown in the above figure by the movement from
A) point A to point C. B) point A to point B. C) point B to point C. D) point A to point B and then to point C.
The cost of inflation to society includes I. The opportunity costs of resources used by people to protect themselves against inflation II. The costs associated with recalculating prices
A) I only B) II only C) Both I and II D) Neither I nor II
Name and describe two forms of market failure. Give an example of each.
What will be an ideal response?
Suppose a union successfully negotiates a wage rate for its members that is above the competitive wage rate, then
A) employment in the union sector will increase. B) the union must find a way to make union workers more productive. C) the union must also negotiate a fringe-benefit package that the membership will like. D) the union must find a way to ration jobs among the excessive number of workers who wish to work at the negotiated wage.