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Economics Mcqs 4423 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Which of the following statements supports deregulation of industries ?

A Technological change has made it possible for many industries to become more competitive

B Because few real natural monopolies exist, there is rarely a reason for government regulation.

C Many instances of government regulation have succeeded in reducing competition in industries where competition may be beneficial

D All of the above

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Correct Answer: All of the above

New classical economists advocate reducing welfare payments to people who are unemployed or single parents. The economic reasoning used was that this would ?

A reduce poverty

B reduce unemployment

C weaken the power of trade unions

D help small businesses

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Correct Answer: reduce unemployment

According to the Laffer curve, as tax rates increase tax revenue ?

A initially increase and then decrease

B decrease continuously.

C rise continuously

D initially decrease and then increase.

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Correct Answer: initially increase and then decrease

According to Supply-side economists. if taxes are cut so that people have an increased incentive to work and businesses have an increased incentive to invest ?

A aggregate supply will increase will increase aggregate demand will decrease and the price level will decrease

B aggregate supply will increase will increase aggregate output will increase and the price level will decrease

C aggregate supply will increase will increase aggregate output will increase and the price level will increase

D both aggregate supply and demand will increase will increase and the price level will increase

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Correct Answer: aggregate supply will increase will increase aggregate output will increase and the price level will decrease

A group of economists argue that the real problem with the economy is high rates of taxation and heavy regulation that reduce the incentives to work, save and invest. These economists are?

A Supply-side economics

B neo-Keynesian economists

C rational-expectations economists.

D new classical economists.

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Correct Answer: Supply-side economics

Interventionist policies to restore regional imbalance focus on ?

A subsidies to encourage firms that moves

B tax concessions for firms that move.

C improved infrastructure

D all of the above

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Correct Answer: all of the above

A way of helping depressed regions by having lower wages lower local taxes and lower unemployment benefit has been suggested as ?

A market-orientated economists

B left-wing theorists

C Keynesian.

D new-Keynesian

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Correct Answer: market-orientated economists

Privatization is the transfer of ?

A publicly held stock to private individuals

B corporately owned businesses to individuals

C government businesses to the private sector.

D privately owned businesses to the government sector

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Correct Answer: government businesses to the private sector.

Reaganomics was a radical shift in policy aimed at directly tackling ?

A the charities economy

B the demand side of the economy

C the underground economy

D the supply side of the country

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Correct Answer: the supply side of the country

According to supply-side economists, as tax rates are reduced, labor supply should increase. This implies that ?

A there is no income effect when tax rates are changed

B the income effect of a wage change is greater than the substitution effect of a wage change.

C there is no substitution effect when tax rates are changed

D the substitution effect of a wage change is greater than the income effect of a wage change

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Correct Answer: the substitution effect of a wage change is greater than the income effect of a wage change

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Which of the following statements supports deregulation of industries ?

New classical economists advocate reducing welfare payments to people who are unemployed or single parents. The economic reasoning used was that this would ?

According to the Laffer curve, as tax rates increase tax revenue ?

According to Supply-side economists. if taxes are cut so that people have an increased incentive to work and businesses have an increased incentive to invest ?

A group of economists argue that the real problem with the economy is high rates of taxation and heavy regulation that reduce the incentives to work, save and invest. These economists are?

Interventionist policies to restore regional imbalance focus on ?

A way of helping depressed regions by having lower wages lower local taxes and lower unemployment benefit has been suggested as ?

Privatization is the transfer of ?

Reaganomics was a radical shift in policy aimed at directly tackling ?

According to supply-side economists, as tax rates are reduced, labor supply should increase. This implies that ?