Questions from General Economics


Q: How does an immigration of workers affect labor supply, labor demand

How does an immigration of workers affect labor supply, labor demand, the marginal product of labor, and the equilibrium wage?

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Q: What determines the income of the owners of land and capital?

What determines the income of the owners of land and capital?How would an increase in the quantity of capital affect the incomes of those who already own capital? How would it affect the incomes of wo...

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Q: Define marginal product of labor and value of the marginal product of

Define marginal product of labor and value of the marginal product of labor.Describe how a competitive, profit-maximizing firm decides how many workers to hire.

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Q: At some colleges and universities, economics professors receive higher salaries than

At some colleges and universities, economics professors receive higher salaries than professors in some other fields. a. Why might this be true? b. Some other colleges and universities have a policy o...

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Q: Consider two of the income security programs in the United States:

Consider two of the income security programs in the United States: TANF and the EITC. a. When a woman with children and very low income earns an extra dollar, she receives less in TANF benefits. What...

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Q: : A minimum-wage law distorts the market for low-

A minimum-wage law distorts the market for low-wage labor. To reduce this distortion, some economists advocate a two-tiered minimum-wage system, with a regular minimum wage for adult workers and a lo...

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Q: A basic finding of labor economics is that workers who have more

A basic finding of labor economics is that workers who have more experience in the labor force are paid more than workers who have less experience (holding constant the amount of formal education). Wh...

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Q: Consider trade relations between the United States and Mexico. Assume that

Consider trade relations between the United States and Mexico. Assume that the leaders of the two countries believe the payoffs to alternative trade policies are as follows: a. What is the dominant...

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Q: This chapter discusses companies that are oligopolists in the market for the

This chapter discusses companies that are oligopolists in the market for the goods they sell. Many of the same ideas apply to companies that are oligopolists in the market for the inputs they buy. a....

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Q: Pam earns more than Pauline. Someone proposes taxing Pam to supplement

Pam earns more than Pauline. Someone proposes taxing Pam to supplement Pauline’s income. How would a utilitarian, a liberal, and a libertarian each evaluate this proposal?

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