If the random walk theory is correct, then is there any way to "beat the market"?
What will be an ideal response?
If the random walk theory is correct, then no one can use publicly available information to predict the magnitude or direction of a stock price change. However, if you have inside information that is not available to the public, then you can still "beat the market." Inside information is about what is happening in a corporation that is not available to the public.
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The process involved in bringing oil to world markets can take years. Substitutes for oil-based products such as gasoline are limited. As a result
A) the supply of oil is very inelastic and the demand for gasoline is inelastic over short periods of time. B) the supply of oil is very elastic and the demand for oil is very elastic over short periods of time. C) the supply of oil and the demand for oil shift to the right over short periods of time. D) the supply of oil and the demand for oil are both perfectly elastic over short periods of time.
The 2001 recession was caused principally by
A) a slowing in the growth of the money supply. B) a drop in autonomous consumption spending. C) a decrease in government spending. D) a drop in real business investment.
Suppose you want to get to Orlando, Florida, for the week-long spring break. You can get there in two and one-half days by bus, and back in another two and one-half days. This will cost you $20 round-trip. You can fly there and back in four hours each way. This will cost $200 . Which of the following is not true?
a. It may be economically rational for you to go by plane rather than by bus. b. Depending on what else you can do that week, it may be economically rational for you to not go at all rather than to go by bus. c. The true cost of going to Orlando is either the time or the money you spend traveling, whichever it is you value more. d. The more you'd enjoy Orlando, the more economically rational it becomes for you to fly there instead of taking the bus. e. It is possible that it is rational for you to fly and rational for others to take the bus.
Why are inclusive property rights considered to be sources of wealth?