According to Gwartney et al., when the government spends money on a project, such as a high-speed train linking San Diego and San Francisco, the result will likely be
Mises said, “when the government interferes with the market, it is more and more driven towards
“Protecting jobs” by imposing tariffs on imported goods is likely to
The primary function of market prices is
A budget deficit occurs when
According to Sowell, which of the following is the most significant reason that developing countries have lingered in poverty?
The national debt is
The bribery, kickbacks, favoritism, and other corruption caused by involvement of the government in the market leads to a system referred to by Gwartney et al. as:
Mises says in the assigned reading that, while private businesses cannot operate at a continuing loss, governments can do so because:
As an example of the failure to “think past stage one,” Thomas Sowell pointed out that after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1992,
According to Gwartney et al., politicians who are motivated by their inner sense of what is right and who reject the appeals of special interest groups are
Thomas Sowell argues in the assigned reading that there is a tendency for politicians to
Mises mentions the Roman emperor Diocletian who mixed more and more inexpensive copper into the silver coinage. The result of this practice was:
Gwartney et al. point out that investment rates in eastern European economies and the Soviet Union were very high for several decades prior to the collapse of Communism. Despite this investment, these economies did not enjoy rising living standards because
According to Sowell, poor countries can best increase their economic growth rates by welcoming
Among the effects of rent control policies are:
According to Gwartney et al., various “doomsday” forecasts predicting resource exhaustion have tended to be wrong because
Setting maximum prices tends to:
When goods are taxed, some otherwise advantageous voluntary exchanges do not occur. The lost value of these exchanges is referred to as
Gwartney et al. says that “just one indicator, __________________, spontaneously carries so much information that it guides buyers and sellers to make decisions that help both obtain what they want.
When Gwartney et al. says that citizens can “vote with their feet,” they mean that
According to Mises, efforts to control prices during the French Revolution
Since 1960, the U.S. federal government has
Mises said, “when the government interferes with the market, it is more and more driven towards
Mises argued in the assigned reading that
High income tax rates:
Politicians sometimes trade votes to get the necessary support to pass the legislation they want. This is called
Mises, in the assigned reading on inflation, notes that
Which of the following is a consequence of competition in the marketplace?
Wage and price controls imposed by President Nixon in 1971 caused
Economists refer to lobbying for wealth transfers and other political favor-seeking activities as
According to Gwartney et al., special interest groups will use the democratic political process to
Public goods have two characteristics. They are:
Major reductions in income tax rates in the US, in the 1920s, the mid-1960s, and the 1980s, were immediately followed by
Suppose you read the following: “I believe that a man with a helmet defending his country should make more money than a man with a helmet defending a football.” Explain why professional football players tend to earn much more than professional soldiers.
What is rational ignorance, and what impact does it have on government policymaking?
Can government economic policies that are favored by a majority make us worse off? Explain (use numbers in your answer).
Thomas Sowell points out in the assigned reading that the extent to which governments facilitate and record property rights has an impact on economic growth rates. Explain this briefly.
What impact will restrictions on imports into the US have on exports from the US to other countries? Explain.
Suppose a city tries to address the rising cost of housing by imposing rent controls. Will this make housing more readily available? Explain.