Which of the following government policies is not likely to reduce unemployment?
a) increasing payroll taxes
b) making loans to the unemployed who wish to start businesses of their own
c) providing retraining subsidies
d) offering relocation assistance to the unemployed who find work out of town
e) providing publicly funded job placement agencies
a) increasing payroll taxes
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A normal good is defined as one
a. having a downward-sloping demand curve b. that is neither a luxury nor a basic good c. that is bought by consumers with normal tastes d. whose demand increases when incomes increase e. whose demand decreases when incomes increase
In which of the following market structures does free entry and exit play an important role in the long-run equilibrium outcome? (i) perfect competition (ii) monopolistic competition (iii) monopoly
a. (i) only b. (i) and (ii) only c. (ii) and (iii) only d. (i), (ii), and (iii)
Consider three different closed economies with the following national income statistics. Country A has taxes of $40 billion, transfers of $20 billion, and government expenditures on goods and services of $30 billion. County B has private savings of $60 billion, and investment expenditures of $40 billion. Country C has GDP of $300 billion, investment of $90, consumption of $180 billion, taxes of
$60 billion and transfers of $20 billion. From this information, we know that a. country A has the largest government budget deficit. b. country B has the largest government budget deficit. c. country C has the largest government budget deficit. d. The government budget deficit is equal in all three countries.
Platform monopolies are most likely:
A. perfect competitors. B. natural monopolies. C. contestable monopolies. D. cartels.