Which of the following is likely to happen if the government decides to impose a tariff?
A) Domestic consumers will be better off.
B) The revenue earned by the government will decrease.
C) Domestic producers will face higher foreign competition.
D) The domestic industry will earn higher profits.
D
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Assumptions for economic theories and models should be
A) rejected if they are not totally realistic. B) logical rather than empirically testable. C) simple and reasonable rather than complex. D) maintained until overwhelming evidence to the contrary occurs.
According to the government budget constraint, any excess of public expenditures and transfers over taxes and user fees must be funded by
A) private borrowing. B) government borrowing. C) U.S. Treasury money creation. D) Federal Reserve money creation.
Which is NOT an example of moral hazard
a. people eat more at all-you-can-eat buffets b. loggers clear-cut a tract of land when paying a fixed fee rather than when paying per tree felled c. Drivers of heavier, safer cares are less likely to run stop signs d. workers on commission work harder than those paid an hourly wage
When a recession hits, we would expect the government to run a budget deficit by raising the level of its spending or by cutting taxes, or perhaps both. The Fed would be expected to:
a. reduce the required reserve ratio, increase the discount rate, and buy securities on the open market. b. reduce the required reserve ratio, reduce the discount rate, and sell securities on the open market. c. reduce the required reserve ratio, reduce the discount rate, and buy securities on the open market. d. increase the required reserve ratio, reduce the discount rate, and sell securities on the open market. e. increase the required reserve ratio, increase the discount rate, and sell securities on the open market.