Starting from long-run equilibrium, a large tax increase will result in a(n) ________ gap in the short-run and ________ inflation and ________ output in the long-run.
A. recessionary; lower; potential
B. expansionary; lower; potential
C. expansionary; higher; potential
D. recessionary; lower; lower
Answer: A
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The figure above shows the market for tires. According to the figure, the price elasticity of demand is ________ the price elasticity of supply
A) greater than B) equal to C) less than D) not comparable to E) More information is needed to determine if the price elasticity of demand is greater than, equal to, less than, or comparable to the price elasticity of supply.
A method of analyzing the strategic interaction that occurs between small numbers of people, firms, organizations, or countries is called
A) clinical observation. B) microdemographics. C) forensic economics. D) game theory.
Refer to Table 14-9. Saudi Arabia and Yemen must decide how much oil to produce. Since the demand for oil is inelastic, relatively low production rates drive up prices and profits
Saudi Arabia, the world's largest and lowest-cost producer, is able to influence market price; it has an incentive to keep output low. Yemen, on the other hand, is a relatively high-cost producer with much smaller reserves. Use the payoff matrix in Table 14-9 to answer the following questions. a. What is the dominant strategy for Saudi Arabia? b. What is the dominant strategy for Yemen? c. What is the Nash equilibrium?
Which of the following is not a reason why the prospects for the further expansion of developing country commodity exports are likely to be limited?
(a) Low income elasticities for these products. (b) Low likelihood of development of further synthetic substitutes. (c) Continued agricultural protection despite trade agreements. (d) Declining terms of trade.