Question 1

Increasing the clawback rate work effort.

Accepted Answer

A) has no effect on 
B) discourages 
C) involves 
D) encourages 
A) has no effect on 
B) discourages 
C) involves 
D) encourages

Question 2

Social benefits for a couple with two children are the largest in

Accepted Answer

A) Prince Edward Island. 
B) Saskatchewan. 
C) Newfoundland and Labrador. 
D) Yukon. 
A) Prince Edward Island. 
B) Saskatchewan. 
C) Newfoundland and Labrador. 
D) Yukon.

Question 3

Workfare requires able-bodied individuals to participate in work-related activities in order to receive transfer payments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
B) False 
C) Uncertain 
A) True 
B) False 
C) Uncertain

Question 4

What is true about social insurance?

Accepted Answer

A) Participation is compulsory. 
B) Benefits are paid out when adverse events occur. 
C) It is not intended to redistribute income. 
D) All of these answers are correct. 
A) Participation is compulsory. 
B) Benefits are paid out when adverse events occur. 
C) It is not intended to redistribute income. 
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 5

An example of a program with negative income tax characteristics is the

Accepted Answer

A) Child Tax Benefit. 
B) Guaranteed Income Supplement. 
C) GST tax credit. 
D) all of these answers are correct. 
A) Child Tax Benefit. 
B) Guaranteed Income Supplement. 
C) GST tax credit. 
D) all of these answers are correct.

Question 6

A needy family consisting of a mother and three children currently receives cash benefits of $12 per day. The mother of this family is allowed to earn $4 per day before her benefits begin to decline. After that, for each dollar earned, cash benefits decline by 67 cents for each dollar earned. Assume that she can find work at $4 per hour. How many hours will she have to work per day before her benefits are eliminated?

Accepted Answer

Cash benefits decline by $0.67 per dolla

Question 7

The low income rate was percent in 2011.

Accepted Answer

A) 6.8 
B) 15.7 
C) 12.9 
D) 5.1 
A) 6.8 
B) 15.7 
C) 12.9 
D) 5.1

Question 8

A is an income support program in which all individuals or families are guaranteed a basic annual income, even if they have zero earnings.

Accepted Answer

A) Low Income Cut-Off (LICO) 
B) Negative Income Tax (NIT) 
C) Working Income Tax Benefit (WTI
B)  
D) Workfare 
A) Low Income Cut-Off (LICO) 
B) Negative Income Tax (NIT) 
C) Working Income Tax Benefit (WTI
B)  
D) Workfare

Increasing the clawback rate work effort.

Social benefits for a couple with two children are the largest in

Workfare requires able-bodied individuals to participate in work-related activities in order to receive transfer payments.

What is true about social insurance?

An example of a program with negative income tax characteristics is the

The low income rate was percent in 2011.

A is an income support program in which all individuals or families are guaranteed a basic annual income, even if they have zero earnings.

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Fundamentals of Welfare Economics

Cost-Benefit Analysis

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Income Redistribution

Public Choice

Fiscal Federalism

Health Care

Employment Insurance

Public Pensions

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Taxation and Efficiency

Efficient and Equitable Taxation

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Exam 12: Social Welfare Programs

Increasing the clawback rate work effort.

Social benefits for a couple with two children are the largest in

Workfare requires able-bodied individuals to participate in work-related activities in order to receive transfer payments.

What is true about social insurance?

An example of a program with negative income tax characteristics is the

The low income rate was percent in 2011.

A is an income support program in which all individuals or families are guaranteed a basic annual income, even if they have zero earnings.

Introduction to Public Finance in Canada

Fundamentals of Welfare Economics

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Public Goods

Externalities

Income Redistribution

Public Choice

Fiscal Federalism

Health Care

Employment Insurance

Public Pensions

Education

Taxation and Income Distribution

Taxation and Efficiency

Efficient and Equitable Taxation

The Personal Income Tax

Personal Taxation and Behaviour

Consumption Taxation

Taxes on Wealth and Property

The Corporation Tax

Filters