Which branch of economics considers that economic agents do not always act rationally?

A) Microeconomics
B) Macroeconomics
C) Behavioral economics
D) Econometrics


C

Economics

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A) increase; increasing B) decrease; increasing C) increase; decreasing D) decrease; decreasing

Economics

A cartel is:

a. a joint venture of two companies. b. a joining of firms for the purpose of fixing prices and controlling output. c. a breaking up of a company into two or more parts. d. the joining of industry with government to solve a specified problem. e. the joining of two firms with unrelated products.

Economics

Each firm’s capital stock is fixed in the short run. Therefore, if the price of capital increases, then in the short run the market demand curve for labor in a perfectly competitive market will

A. shift inward. B. be unaffected. C. shift outward. D. change slope.

Economics

The clear winners from the quota are the ________, and the losers are the ________.

A. domestic producers; domestic consumers B. importers; domestic producers C. domestic consumers; domestic producers D. government; domestic consumers

Economics