The major disadvantage of commodity money is that
A) anybody can issue it and walk away.
B) its value fluctuates with the scarcity of the commodity.
C) it is subject to dollarization.
D) the central bank cannot be prevented from issuing too much of it.
B
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Refer to Table 21-2. Using the table above, what is the approximate growth rate of real GDP from 2015 to 2016?
A) -2% B) -1% C) 1% D) 2%
If a tax is economical,
a. its cost of collection is small relative to the revenue collected. b. it has an economic impact on households. c. it creates no economic distortions. d. its revenues are used to finance productive investments.
The per capita incomes of countries in the quartile with the most economic freedom during 1980-2010 were
a. slightly lower than those of the quartile of countries with the least economic freedom. b. about the same as the quartile of countries with the least economic freedom. c. about twice those of the countries with the least economic freedom. d. about eight times those of the quartile of countries with the least economic freedom.
Which concept did Hugo Grotius address and construct in his published work of the 1600s, The Law of War and Peace?
a. international regime b. just war theory c. preemptive attack d. prisoner's dilemma