Laws that restrict the smoking of cigarettes in public places are examples of government intervention that is intended to reduce
a. efficiency.
b. equality.
c. externalities.
d. productivity.
c
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Based on the above table, the unemployment rate is
A) 10 percent. B) 11.1 percent. C) 7.1 percent. D) 5.4 percent. E) 8.6 percent.
An example of how GNP accounts for services provided by foreign-owned capital (and GDP does not) is
A) earnings of a Spanish factory with British owners counts only in Spain's GDP. B) earnings of a Spanish factory with British owners counts only in Britain's GNP. C) earnings of a Spanish factory counts in Spain's GNP but are part of Britain's GDP. D) earnings of a Spanish factory counts in Spain's GDP but are part of Britain's GNP. E) earnings of a Spanish factory counts in Spain's GNP but not in Britain's GDP or GNP.
In order to compare benefits today with future costs, we need to know:
A. the interest rate. B. the rate of inflation. C. the uncertainty associated with future benefits and costs. D. All of these statements are true.
The components of the U.S. current account balance are:
a. goods, services, expense receipts and payments, and unilateral transfer. b. goods, services, income receipts and payments, and unilateral transfer. c. goods, services, and unilateral transfer. d. income receipts and payments, and unilateral transfer.