The free-rider problem occurs because
A) people who pay for information use it freely.
B) people who do not pay for information use it.
C) information can never be sold at any price.
D) it is never profitable to produce information.
B
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The difference between an import quota and a tariff that results in the same domestic price is
a. none; they are the same b. the quantity demanded is higher under the tariff c. the world price is higher under the quota d. the tariff revenue goes to the domestic government; quota benefits may go to foreigners e. none because both quotas and tariffs are illegal
According to the theory of rational expectations, errors in predicting inflation will
a. be biased upward more often than not. b. be purely random. c. tend to be biased downward when inflation is rising, and tend to be biased upward when inflation is falling. d. tend to be biased upward when inflation is rising, and tend to be biased downward when inflation is falling.
Giffen goods violate the law of demand
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following would be most likely to improve the standard of living of the residents of a less-developed country?
A. the development of strong labor unions B. a sharp increase in the legal minimum wage C. an increase in expenditures on education and capital investment D. rapid growth rate of the money supply