Questions from General Economics


Q: Pick the best price that you want to pay for a product

Pick the best price that you want to pay for a product. Is zero reserved only for those who believe in Santa Claus? Recall the famous saying by economist Milton Friedman that “there’s no...

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Q: Interesting examples of monopolies can be found in other countries. Let’s

Interesting examples of monopolies can be found in other countries. Let’s begin with a historical example. In the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries, monarchs granted monopoly ri...

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Q: Oil was discovered in western Pennsylvania by Colonel Edwin L. Drake

Oil was discovered in western Pennsylvania by Colonel Edwin L. Drake in 1859, and after the Civil War, oil wells sprang up across the landscape. Because oil was plentiful, there was cutthroat competit...

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Q: Yellow taxicabs in New York City, which are today one of

Yellow taxicabs in New York City, which are today one of the most famous icons of the city, engender a love and hate relationship. The upside is that you can stick your arm in the air to hail a cab th...

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Q: A key characteristic of the market structures discussed in this chapter is

A key characteristic of the market structures discussed in this chapter is that they use advertising to promote product differentiation, which is a form of non-price competition. The television commer...

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Q: Use a graph to show the impact on the price of Japanese

Use a graph to show the impact on the price of Japanese cars sold in the United States if the United States imposes import quotas and other trade restrictions that decrease the supply of Japanese cars...

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Q: Cartels flourished in Germany and other European countries in the first half

Cartels flourished in Germany and other European countries in the first half of the twentieth century. Many had international memberships. After World War II, European countries passed laws against su...

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Q: Suppose March Madness included your basketball team making it all the way

Suppose March Madness included your basketball team making it all the way to the Final Four and you were going to be there. Before leaving, you checked the official website and noticed a Coke ad givin...

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Q: Women working full-time earn on average about 20 percent less

Women working full-time earn on average about 20 percent less than men. Discrimination in wages and employment on the basis of sex was made illegal in 1963 by the Equal Pay Act (EPA), which outlawed p...

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Q: Technological advances continue to enhance our productivity, enabling us to enjoy

Technological advances continue to enhance our productivity, enabling us to enjoy a greater quantity, quality, and variety of products that significantly elevate our standard of living as a nation. Ev...

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