Briefly explain how the miserliness of Ebenezer Scrooge might actually be beneficial for economic growth
What will be an ideal response?
Ebenezer Scrooge is known for his unwillingness to spend money. Refusing to use his money for consumption spending, Scrooge saves his money instead. This saving then becomes available for firms to borrow to finance the building of new factories or research and development. Since growth in the capital stock and technological advance are keys to economic growth, the "stingy" Scrooge may actually promote economic growth.
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Governance of a firm is not related to transparency issues
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following observations is true?
a. State governments are the shareholders of the Fed. b. The Fed chairman is appointed for a ten year term. c. FOMC decisions largely determine short-term interest rates. d. Member banks proportionately share all of Federal Reserve's profits.
Suppose that foreign citizens decide to purchase more U.S. pharmaceuticals and U.S. citizens decide to buy more stock in foreign corporations. Other things the same, these actions
a. raise both U.S. net exports and U.S. net capital outflows. b. raise U.S. net exports and lower U.S. net capital outflows. c. lower both U.S. net exports and U.S. net capital outflows. d. lower U.S. net exports and raise U.S. net capital outflows.
Assume that Spain will either specialize in producing cars or TVs. What is their opportunity cost of producing 8 TVs?
