To determine an appropriate congestion tax, an economist has to assume that people respond to incentives.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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A current account surplus indicates that America is ________ its claims on foreign wealth, while a deficit indicates that this country is ________ its claims on foreign wealth
A) reducing; reducing B) reducing; increasing C) increasing; reducing D) increasing; increasing
Monopolies exist due to
A) patents. B) government franchises. C) cost factors. D) all of these choices contribute to the power of a monopoly.
A firm's total cost of production is the
a. employees' opportunity cost b. owners' opportunity cost c. owners' opportunity cost minus the employees' opportunity cost d. owners' opportunity cost plus the employees' opportunity cost e. employees' opportunity cost minus the owners' opportunity cost
The trade deficit is the mirror image of the required capital inflows. So why worry about these capital inflows?
A. Trade deficits automatically cause larger budget deficits. B. Before long, the Germans, Japanese, and other foreigners will own the United States and will be dictating policy to the U.S. government. C. These capital inflows create debts on which interest and principal payments will have to be made in the future. D. During the period of trade deficits, personal consumption must be reduced to build up wealth to repay the debt created.