Exam 16: Applying the Basics: Special Topics in Economics

Analysis of the Great Depression indicates that

The demand for union labor is usually determined by

Predictions that natural resources such as oil will be essentially used up in the next few decades have

For a privately owned business in a competitive market setting,

During the quarter of a century prior to 2000, between 66 percent and 71 percent of Americans age 18 and older paid personal income taxes. What happened to the share of adult Americans with a personal income tax liability between 2000 and 2009?

Since the mid-1990s, the percentage of new mortgages categorized as sub-prime or Alt-A loans has

The variation in the rate of return one can expect from ownership of stocks will generally be smaller if

The surplus in the Social Security retirement system is currently held in the form of

Healthcare price controls will lead to

Which of the following was true with regard to the Great Depression?

Which of the following is true?

The private sector cost of tax revenues is equal to the

The Earned Income Tax Credit provides a tax credit or rebate to

Which of the following indicates why the role of vigilant investors and investment fund managers is important for the efficient operation of an economy?

Which of the following was a contributing factor to the rising default and foreclosure rates beginning in the latter half of 2006?

The Agricultural Adjustment Act, passed in 1933, was an effort to

Regulatory policies requiring lenders to extend more low down-payment loans to higher-risk borrowers along with the Fed's low short-term interest rate policy during 2002-2004 caused

When a union successfully raises the wages of its members, it will also

Which of the following groups derive the highest rate of return from the taxes they pay into the Social Security retirement system?

Which of the following statements about the Great Depression is correct?