In his classic treatise on public finance, Richard Musgrave says the economic activities of the state can be broken down into _____. a. allocation, distribution, production b. allocation, distribution, stabilization c. allocation, production, protection d. production, protection, allocation ANSWER b
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following is not a limitation of the Pareto criteria? a. Almost any policy change will make at least one person worse off. b. The status quo is lent legitimacy from being the starting point for evaluating social welfare. c. The criteria cannot tell us if a particular policy change will make all […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
If the Pareto criteria are taken literally, _____ percent of United States residents must agree for a policy change to be a move towards efficiency. a. 25 b. 50 c. 75 d. 100 ANSWER d
Date: September 9th, 2020
The government protects rights in a market economy by providing _____. a. production b. allocation c. registration d. courts ANSWER d
Date: September 9th, 2020
The optimal level of rights protection is _____. a. zero b. the marginal cost of additional protection equals the market price of the good c. the marginal cost of additional protection equals the marginal benefit of the good d. absolute ANSWER c
Date: September 9th, 2020
Outcomes are likely to be Pareto superior if they were _____. a. approved of by a unanimous vote b. enacted by a bureaucrat c. decreed by a judge d. enacted by bipartisan legislation ANSWER a
Date: September 9th, 2020
If the utility function (U) between food (F) and clothing (C) can be represented as U = , the marginal rate of substitution of clothing for food equals A) -C/F. B) -F/C. C) – . D) – . ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Market exchange assumes that _____. a. there are no monopolies b. prisoner dilemmas are nonexistent c. parties to the exchange have well-defined property rights d. the public sector is failing its job ANSWER c
Date: September 9th, 2020
Employing utilitarianism as a measure of the public interest _____. a. is inconsistent with the concept of a social welfare function b. attempts to minimize the problems associated with market failure c. attempts to maximize total utility in a society d. avoids comparing individual’s utilities ANSWER c
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following is not a drawback of utilitarianism? a. There exists no valid way to make interpersonal utility comparisons. b. Is incompatible with the Pareto criteria. c. It is not directly compatible with economic efficiency. d. It implies social arrangements that most people would find objectionable. ANSWER b
Date: September 9th, 2020
