The Ricardian equivalence proposition states that an increase in the deficit causes
A) consumption to decrease.
B) savings to decrease.
C) investment to decrease.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
E
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A) The market value of final goods and services produced by U.S. citizens during the course of a year B) The market value of all goods and services produced by U.S. citizens during the course of a year C) The market value of final goods and services produced within the U.S. during the course of a year D) The market value of all goods and services produced within the U.S. during the course of a year
The following appeared in a Florida newspaper a week after a hurricane hit the state. "Floridians are relieved that the storm produced no fatalities but homeowners face weeks, if not months, of rebuilding. Matters are made worse by the soaring prices of plywood and other building materials that always follow in a hurricane's path. Complaints of profiteering and price gouging have not deterred firms from raising their prices by over 100 percent." Which of the following offers the best explanation for the price increases referred to in the article?
A) The hurricane caused an increase in the demand for building materials. B) The hurricane created an artificial shortage of building materials. C) There was a reduction in supply as firms shipped plywood and other materials to locations not affected by the storm. D) The hurricane reduced the number of suppliers of building materials.
The amount of government spending on education per public school student has ________ since 1960, and the achievement level of students has generally ________ since that time
A) increased; increased B) decreased; decreased C) increased; decreased D) decreased; increased
Traffic congestion represents
a. A positive network externality b. A negative network externality c. A Bandwagon effect d. Neither a positive nor a negative externality snob effect; congestion