If a three-fourths majority of both houses of the U.S. Congress was required for approval of a spending project, economic analysis indicates that

What will be an ideal response?


the power of special interests would be diminished and federal spending reduced.

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Which of the following statements is false? An economic analysis of carbon taxes can:

A. predict the effect on unemployment in West Virginia coal mining communities. B. conclude that such taxes should be imposed to benefit future generations. C. present a trade-off of the costs and benefits of different levels of carbon taxes. D. calculate the increase in costs faced by coal-using industries. compare the likely reductions in medical expenditures on diseases caused by smog.

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Starting from long-run equilibrium, an increase in autonomous investment results in ________ output in the short run and ________ output in the long run.

A. lower; potential B. higher; higher C. lower; higher D. higher; potential

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Suppose the perfectly competitive equilibrium occurs such that too many units of the good are produced. This is an example of

A. greedy business people behaving in an inappropriate manner. B. firms have not yet exited the industry. C. marginal cost pricing. D. market failure.

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