The U.N.'s Millennium Poverty Goal is to
A. Keep the number of people in poverty at a constant level.
B. Cut the percentage of people in extreme poverty in half worldwide.
C. Reduce the percentage of people in severe poverty in the poorest nations.
D. Cut the absolute number of people in extreme poverty in half worldwide.
Answer: B
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If urbanization in a nation keeps increasing, GDP per capita in the nation is likely to:
A) initially increase then decrease after urbanization reaches a certain threshold. B) keep decreasing. C) initially decrease then increase after urbanization reaches a certain threshold. D) keep increasing.
The above figure shows the market for anti-freeze. The government imposes the sales tax shown in the figure on sellers. Automobile owners would pay a larger part of this tax than what is shown in the figure if the
A) demand were more elastic. B) demand were more inelastic. C) supply were more inelastic. D) None of the above because the buyers always pay the entire amount of the tax.
The last time the U.S. Post Office raised its prices for mail service critics of the rate increase argued that the Post Office's revenues would actually decline as a result of the price increase. It can be concluded that:
A) both groups believe demand is elastic, but for different reasons. B) both groups believe demand is inelastic, but for different reasons. C) the Post Office believes demand for mail service is elastic; opponents of the price increase believe demand is inelastic. D) the Post Office believes demand for mail service is inelastic; opponents of the price increase believe demand is elastic.
If the more-is-better principle holds, then indifference curves must:
A. be positively-sloped. B. be negatively-sloped. C. be thin. D. be concave.