In the U.S. taxes:
a. are higher as a share of GDP than in France
b. rely more on sales taxes than on income taxes
c. have higher shares of social security contribution than in Europe
d. none of the above
D
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Refer to Figure 19.3. At the exchange rate of 90 yen per dollar, the United States is experiencing a
A) balance of payments deficit. B) current account deficit. C) capital account surplus. D) balance of payments surplus.
In 1991, Argentina decided to peg its currency (the Argentinean peso) to the U.S. dollar
To maintain the peg, Argentina had to purchase surplus pesos on the foreign exchange market, depleting its reserves of dollars to such an extent that it eventually had to abandon the peg. Show graphically what this implies about the peg relative to the equilibrium exchange rate in the market for the Argentinean peso.
A.C. Pigou argued that the government can deal with a positive externality in consumption by giving consumers a subsidy equal to the value of the externality
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is true?
a. Inflation and unemployment rates can both increase in the short run in response to negative supply shocks. b. Inflation and unemployment rates cannot both decrease in the short run in response to reduced aggregate demand. c. Inflation and unemployment rates can both decrease in the short run in response to positive supply shocks. d. All of the above are true.