Explain how both renters and landlords could be either winners or losers with the imposition of rent control
What will be an ideal response?
With rent control, those renters who are able to obtain a rent-controlled apartment will win by paying a rent which is below the equilibrium rent. Those renters who are not able to obtain an apartment due to the shortage created by rent control will lose. Landlords who abide by the rent control will lose by receiving less than the equilibrium rent. Landlords who do not abide by the rent control can win by charging a rent that is higher than the controlled rent.
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Raul Prebisch was an Argentine economist who argued that
A) the terms of trade would decline for primary commodity exports. B) the terms of trade would decline for manufactured goods exports. C) imports substitution policies were a solution to export pessimism. D) Both A and C. E) Both B and C.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. 2% population growth and 6% real GDP growth b. 6% population growth and 2% real GDP growth c. 4% population growth and 7% real GDP growth d. 7% population growth and 4% real GDP growth