In many circumstances, prisoners are not allowed to possess cash. Does this mean there is no money in prison? Explain


No.

Any good that provides the three functions of money (medium of exchange, unit of account, and store of value) is money. Cigarettes and even cans of fish have been used by prisoners to buy goods and services.

Economics

You might also like to view...

If urbanization in a nation keeps increasing, GDP per capita in the nation is likely to:

A) initially increase then decrease after urbanization reaches a certain threshold. B) keep decreasing. C) initially decrease then increase after urbanization reaches a certain threshold. D) keep increasing.

Economics

The parable called the Tragedy of the Commons applies to goods such as

a. fire protection and cable TV. b. tornado sirens and basic research. c. clean air and clean water. d. antipoverty programs and national defense.

Economics

The Hart-Scott-Rodino Act of 1980:

A. extended antitrust legislation to proprietorships and partnerships. B. made it legal to monopolize a market. C. outlawed asset-purchase mergers that would substantially reduce competition. D. outlawed price discrimination for the purpose of reducing competition.

Economics

If an increase in government spending causes an increase in government borrowing, this could induce

A. an increase in interest rates, which would cause private domestic investment to rise. B. an increase in interest rates but no effect on private domestic investment. C. an increase in interest rates, which would cause private domestic investment to fall. D. a decrease in interest rates, which would cause private domestic investment to rise.

Economics