Suppose two economists are arguing about policies that deal with unemployment One economist says the government should fight unemployment because it is the greatest social evil The other economist response Nonsense Inflation is the greatest social evil These economists ?

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1. Suppose two economists are arguing about policies that deal with unemployment. One economist says. The government could lower unemployment by one percentage point if it would just increase government spending by 50 billion dollars the other economist responds Nonsense and poppycock! If the government spent an additional 50 billion dollars it would reduce unemployment by only one tenth of one percent. and that effect would only be temporary! These economists ?

   A. None of these answers
   B. Disagree because they have different scientific judgments
   C. really don’t disagree at all. It just appears that they disagree
   D. disagree because they have different values

2. For the United States suppose the annual interest rate on government securities equals 8 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 4 percent, For Switzerland the annual interest rate on government securities equal 10 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 7 percent the above variables would cause investment funds to flow from ?

   A. the United States to Switzerland causing the dollar to depreciate
   B. the United States to Switzerland causing the dollar to appreciate
   C. Switzerland to the United States causing the franc to depreciate
   D. Switzerland to the United States causing the franc to appreciate

3. For the United States suppose the annual interest rate on government securities equals 12 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 8 percent For Japan the annual interest rate on government securities equals 10 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 5 percent the above variables would cause investment funds to flow from ?

   A. The United States to Japan causing the dollar to depreciate
   B. The United States to Japan causing the dollar to appreciate
   C. The Japan to United States, causing the dollar to depreciate
   D. The Japan to United States, causing the dollar to appreciate

4. Suppose an industry emits a negative externality such a pollution and the possible methods to internalize the externality are command-and-control policies, pigovian taxes, and tradable pollution permits. If economists were to rank these methods for internalizing a negative externality based on efficiency ease of implementation and the incentive for the industry to further reduce pollution in the future, they would probably rank them in the following order (from most favored to least favored) ?

   A. Pigouvian taxes, command-and-control policies, tradable pollution permits.
   B. tradable pollution permits, Pigouvian taxes, command-and-control policies
   C. tradable pollution permits command-and-control policies, Pigovian taxes.
   D. command-and-control policies, tradable pollution permits, Pigovian taxes.
   E. They would all rank equally high because the same result can be obtained from any one of the policies

5. Unemployment benefits may increase the unemployment rate because unemployment benefits ?

   A. encourage people to quit their jobs
   B. reduce the cost of job search
   C. enable people to quit searching for work
   D. reduce the benefits of additional job searching

6. Policies to reduce unemployment by reducing union power, tax cuts, reductions in unemployment benefit and investment subsidies are examples of ?

   A. Keynesian policies
   B. Supply-side policies
   C. Monetarist Policies
   D. Classical policies

7. Refer to Exhibit 4, Suppose that the consumer must choose between buying socks and belts Also suppose that the consumer’s income is €100 Suppose that the price of a pair of socks falls from €5 to €2 The income effect is represented by the movement from point ?

   A. X to point Y
   B. X to point Z
   C. Y to point X
   D. Z to point X

8. Refer to Exhibit 4, Suppose that the consumer must choose between buying socks and belts Also suppose that the consumer’s income is €100 Suppose that the price of a pair of socks falls from €5 to €2 The substitution effect is represented by the movement from point ?

   A. Z to point X
   B. X to point X
   C. X to point Z
   D. Y to point X

9. Some economists and third-world policy makers criticize MNCs arguing that they have a negative effect on the developing country because they ?

   I- increasing the LDC’s technological dependence on foreign sources resulting in less technological innovation by local workers
   II- Hamper local entrepreneurship and investment in infant industries
   III- increase unemployment rates from unsuitable technology
   IV- Restrict subsidiary exports when they undercut the market of the parent company

   A. I and II only
   B. III and IV only
   C. I, II and III only
   D. I, II, III and IV

10. The Setrite Corporation produce chairs. An economist working for the firm predicts that if people’s incomes rise next year, then the demand for our chairs will for our chairs will increase ceteris paribus The accuracy of the economist’s prediction depends on whether the chairs Setrite Produce ?

    A. have few substitutes.
    B. are normal goods
    C. have few complementary goods.
    D. have many complementary goods.