For financial institutions, securitization is the means by which regulatory capital arbitrage lowers capital requirements

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

Economics

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In terms of the production possibilities diagram, the principle of increasing cost simply asserts that the frontier is

A. downward sloping. B. upward sloping. C. bowed inward. D. bowed outward. E. undefined, because no market will exist in this case.

Economics

Which of the following statements regarding historical costs is correct?

A) Historical costs represent what the firm paid for an input when it was purchased, adjusted for inflation. B) Historical costs vary depending on the method of depreciation a firm uses. C) Historical costs are a good indicator of the current opportunity cost of a piece of capital. D) Using historical costs can cause true economic profit to be under or over stated.

Economics

Our "dual" banking system refers to

A) commercial banks and thrifts. B) federal and state chartering and supervision of commercial banks. C) stockholder-ownership and depositor-ownership of depository institutions. D) banks that are members and non-members of the Fed.

Economics

Explain the externality generated when a shepherd grazes sheep in a field that is common property that several other shepherds use

What will be an ideal response?

Economics