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Option D
Explanation: This will lower the distortion of the market and the economic activity would rise.
As the tax wedge associated with a given economic activity gets smaller, we would expect A)...
When taxes induce people to change their behaviour—such as inducing Jane to buy less pizza—the taxes cause deadweight losses and make the allocation of resources less efficient. As we have already seen, much government revenue comes from the individual income tax in many countries. In a case study in Chapter 8, we discussed how this tax discourages people from working as hard as they otherwise might. Another inefficiency caused by this tax is that it discourages people from saving.Consider a...
During a recessions caused by an aggregate demand shock, we would expect inflation to __________ and unemployment to ____________. a. fall, fall b. rise, rise c. fall, rise d. rise, fall During the Great Depression there was no deposit insurance and banking panics occurred. A bank panic happens when a. banks fear that loans will be too risky and sharply cut back lending b. many depositors lose confidence and fear that loan defaults will endanger their deposits c. banks fear...
9) Which of the following statements demonstrates that economic agents rationally respond to incentives? A) when citrus fruits become more expensive, people don’t change their demand for it because we need vitamin C. B) Although it is cheaper to install security monitoring equipment than allowing burglaries to happen, most people don’t install it. C) When the price of iOS phones goes up, people may consider buying Android phones. D) More efficient batteries allow us to charge cell phones less often....
We have learned in class that tax distorts market equilibrium price, reduces the quantity purchased/produced, and induces deadweight loss. Although tax revenue is indispensable for any country’s financial sovereignty, governments sometimes cut taxes as a stimulus for economy growth. In 2009, when financial crisis hit Europe, household spending was greatly dampened because people were concerned about their income perspectives. To revitalize the economy, many European governments decided to intervene by providing economic stimulus packages. Among these measures, the French government...
1. To stimulate economic activity during a severe recession, the strongest appropriate fiscal policy is: a. an increase in taxes and/or an increase in government spending b. an increase in taxes and/or a decrease in government spending! c. a decrease in taxes and/or an increase in government spending d. a decrease in taxes and/or a decrease in government spending e. a decrease in government purchases and/or a decrease in transfer payments 2. An increase in income tax rates: a. makes...
Read article on the minimum wage:
To complete this activity:
1. Prepare a response to the following discussion prompts, based
on the article: Help the Working Poor, but Share the Burden.(see
attached)
(a) Discuss the costs and the benefits associated with
increasing the minimum wage.
(b) If you were are congressional member and had to vote on an
increase in the minimum wage to say $10 per hour would you? Why or
why not?
Help the Working Poor, but Share...
Question 1: According to Milton Friedman, the reason there are two Phillips curves is because a. prices are inflexible. b. the expected inflation rate does not instantaneously adjust to changes in the actual inflation rate. c. the expected inflation rate is equal to 1 minus the actual inflation rate. d. the expected inflation rate adjusts to changes in the actual inflation rate. Question 2: Milton Friedman argued that there a, are two Phillips curves, a short-run one and a long-run...
FISCAL POLICY IN THEORY: March, 2020: we are on the verge of Congress and the President passing legislation that will empower the federal government to spend an unprecedented amount of EXTRA money not seen since World War 2 ---- in order to address the pandemic but also to help cushion the blow financially of perhaps ten or twenty million Americans --- or more --- losing their jobs, and thus suffering a drop in income. The scale of the 2020 recession...
Summary on this article “How Facebook Makes Us Unhappy” By Maria Konnikova [Edited for length], The New Yorker, 10 September 2013 No one joins Facebook to be sad and lonely. But a new study from the University of Michigan psychologist Ethan Kross argues that that’s exactly how it makes us feel. Over two weeks, Kross and his colleagues sent text messages to eighty-two Ann Arbor residents five times per day. The researchers wanted to know a few things:...
Economic quizs, please help check my answers.
UNIVERSITY JON Question 1 Ia member of a cartel is the first to alert authorities to the cartel behavior, which of the following w occur to this member firm? Not yet answered Points out of 1.00 P er question 3 10 11 12 Select one: • A. The firm will not be penalized. B. The firm's most senior managers will face jail time. 5 16 17 18 C. The firm will face significant...