With regard to the question "What were the lives of those who died in the Civil War (1861–1865) worth?" Hughes and Cain (2011) conclude that
(a) there is no way to answer this question because people have infinite worth.
(b) an estimate can be made by calculating the value of the loss of "human capital."
(c) the worth was close to zero because of the surplus of population that existed at the time.
(d) the worth of Northern lives lost was greater because the Northerners were fighting against
the evils of slavery.
(b)
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Based on the data in the table above, at the short-run equilibrium
A) the unemployment rate is less than the natural unemployment rate. B) the unemployment rate is greater than the natural unemployment rate. C) the money wage rate will rise in the long run. D) the economy is at full employment.
Unilateral transfers between countries are
A) long-term loans. B) only international gifts, never payments that do not correspond to the purchase of any good, service, or asset. C) part of the current account but not a part of national income. D) known for reducing the income of capital owners. E) the difference between Y and GNP if the identity Y = C + I + G + CA holds exactly.
The manager of the sales department (a profit center) at Harvey's HVAC, decides to outsource any sales training that the division needs since in house training is expensive, even though the outsourced training does not cover the company's repair and warranty information from the service department. Who is making a bad decision?
a. The Sales department b. The Service department c. The Training division d. None of the above
The monopolist, unlike the perfectly competitive firm, can continue to earn an economic profit in the long run because of:
a. collusive agreements with competitors. b. price leadership. c. cartels. d. a dominant firm. e. extremely high barriers to entry.