Since 1950, the balance of trade for United States has
A) gone from a surplus to a deficit.
B) gone from a deficit to a surplus.
C) remained constant.
D) gone from a small deficit to a larger deficit.
Answer: A
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In the case of the simple regression model Yi = ?0 + ?1Xi + ui, i = 1, …, n, when X and u are correlated, then
A) the OLS estimator is biased in small samples only. B) OLS and TSLS produce the same estimate. C) X is exogenous. D) the OLS estimator is inconsistent.
Economic regulation aims to control the price, output, the entry of new firms, and the quality of service in industries in which monopoly appears inevitable or even desirable
a. True b. False
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a. environmental b. scientific c. political d. subjective