Adam Smith's idea of the "invisible hand" says that given a country's resources and its initial distribution of wealth, the use of markets will
a. eliminate inequalities between the rich and the poor.
b. make people as economically well off as possible.
c. eliminate problems of hunger and dissatisfaction.
d. insulate a nation from the effects of political instability.
Answer: B
FIN 201
- Whether real seignorage revenue increases when the rate of money growth increases depends on whether
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- Seignorage is the revenue a government raises by
- Deficits are a burden on future generations if they
- According to the Ricardian equivalence proposition, current deficits
- A decreased government deficit created by a lump-sum tax increase will increase national saving if
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- The average cost of the distortion created by taxes
- Assume that the lost output due to tax distortions is proportional to the square of the tax rate. If the average cost of the distortion created by taxes is currently $1000, and the tax rate is increased from 40% to 50%, the average cost of the distortion created by taxes will increase to
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- An increase in the marginal tax rate, with the average tax rate held constant, will