If labor productivities were exactly proportional to wage levels internationally, this would
A) not negate the logical basis for trade in the Ricardian model.
B) render the Ricardian model theoretically correct but practically useless.
C) negate the logical basis for trade in the Ricardian model.
D) negate the applicability of the Ricardian model if the number of products were greater than the number of trading partners.
E) demonstrate the validity of the Ricardian model.
A
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Refer to the figure below. In response to gradually falling inflation, this economy will eventually move from its short-run equilibrium to its long-run equilibrium. Graphically, this would be seen as
A. long-run aggregate supply shifting leftward B. Short-run aggregate supply shifting downward C. Aggregate demand shifting rightward D. Aggregate demand shifting leftward
Which of the following is NOT true concerning a society's production possibilities frontier (PPF)?
A) It reveals the maximum amount of any two goods that can be produced from a given quantity of resources. B) Tradeoffs occur when moving along a PPF. C) Production efficiency occurs when production is on the frontier itself. D) Consumers will receive equal benefits from the two goods illustrated in the PPF.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about taxes?
A) Taxes always create more deadweight loss than do price ceilings and price floors. B) Taxes decrease both consumer surplus and producer surplus while creating a deadweight loss. C) Government revenue from a tax is always greater than the loss of producer surplus and consumer surplus. D) Both answers A and C are correct.
When there is an externality in a market
A) government intervention may increase economic efficiency. B) the government should use price controls to enable the market to reach equilibrium. C) the externality will move the market to an economically efficient equilibrium. D) the externality will cause the market price to be less than or greater than the equilibrium price.