The recent increases in international trade and new technology have caused demand for ______ workers to ______.
a. all types of; decrease
b. low-skilled; increase
c. highly-skilled; increase
d. all types of; remain constant
c. highly-skilled; increase
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The short-run Phillips curve shifts from SRPC0 to SRPC1 as a result of
A) a fall in the expected inflation rate. B) an increase in the natural unemployment rate. C) a rise in the expected inflation rate. D) a decrease in the natural unemployment rate. E) None of the above answers is correct.
If 1 - b = WN/PY where W is the nominal wage rate, N is the quantity of labor input, and PY is total income in nominal terms, then labor's share of national income grows if
A) (w - p) > (y - n). B) (w - p) < (y - n). C) (w - n) > (y - p). D) (w - n) < (y - p).
Inaccurate prediction generally invalidates the use of theory in economics
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Determine the retail disposal charge that will produce an efficient allocation of antifreeze.
Suppose you are a public official responsible for setting a retail disposal charge on antifreeze. Estimated marginal benefit and cost functions for antifreeze are as follows: MPB = 10.0 – 0.5Q MPC = MSC = 1.0 + 0.4Q MSB = 10.0 –1.1Q, whereMPB, MSB, and MPC are measured in dollars per gallon, and Q is in millions of gallons.