Some prescription drugs sell for more in the United States than they do in other countries. Which of the following statements about this issue is most likely to be true?
a. Drug companies are engaging in price discrimination, and this practice certainly reduces global social welfare.
b. Global social welfare could be improved if the price in the United States were reduced to the price charged in other countries.
c. Global social welfare could be improved if the price in the other countries were increased to the price charged in the United States.
d. Drug companies are engaging in price discrimination, but this might improve global social welfare if it gives more people access to the drugs.
d
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Creative destruction includes all of the following except
(a) The rise of the automobile industry at the expense of the carriage industry (b) The rise of the computer industry at the expense of the typewriter industry (c) The destruction of all capital during economic busts (d) There is no except; all of the above are examples of creative destruction
Consider an economy made up of 100 people, 60 of whom old jobs, 10 of whom are looking for work, and 15 of whom are retired. The number counted as unemployed is:
a. 10. b. 15. c. 40. d. 30. e. 90.
Inefficient use of resources leads to:
a. production bundles inside the production set. b. production bundles outside the production set. c. a reduction in the production set. d. production of a combination on the production set.
Which is the most accurate statement?
A. Poverty can easily be wiped out by giving every adult on welfare a minimum wage job. B. The basic cause of poverty is that nearly all of the poor are lazy. C. Within a decade, poverty will no longer be a national problem. D. There is a hard core of millions of poor people who will need public assistance for many years to come.