Questions from Microeconomics


Q: Explain how health care insurance results in an over allocation of resources

Explain how health care insurance results in an over allocation of resources to the health care industry. Use a demand and supply diagram to specify the resulting efficiency loss.

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Q: If someone favors the free movement of labor within the United States

If someone favors the free movement of labor within the United States, is it inconsistent for that person to also favor restrictions on the international movement of labor? Why or why not?

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Q: How might protective tariffs reduce both the imports and the exports of

How might protective tariffs reduce both the imports and the exports of the nation that levies tariffs? In what way do foreign firms that “dump” their products onto the U.S. market in effect provide b...

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Q: True or false. In the United States, unions have been

True or false. In the United States, unions have been gaining in membership and power for several decades.

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Q: In Country A, a worker can make 5 bicycles per hour

In Country A, a worker can make 5 bicycles per hour. In Country B, a worker can make 7 bicycles per hour. Which country has an absolute advantage in making bicycles? a. Country A. b. Country B.

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Q: Suppose that the current international price of wheat is $6 per

Suppose that the current international price of wheat is $6 per bushel and that the United States is currently exporting 30 million bushels per year. If the United States suddenly became a closed econ...

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Q: What have been the major causes of the large U.S

What have been the major causes of the large U.S. trade deficits in recent years? What are the major benefits and costs associated with trade deficits? Explain: “A trade deficit means that a nation is...

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Q: The potentially valid arguments for tariff protection—military self-sufficiency

The potentially valid arguments for tariff protection—military self-sufficiency, infant industry protection, and diversification for stability—are also the most easily abused.” Why are these arguments...

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Q: Other things equal, if the United States continually runs trade deficits

Other things equal, if the United States continually runs trade deficits, foreigners will own ________ U.S. assets. a. More and more. b. Less and less. c. The same amount of.

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Q: What types of products do the DVCs typically export? How do

What types of products do the DVCs typically export? How do those exports relate to the law of comparative advantage? How do tariffs by IACs reduce the standard of living of DVCs?

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