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Chapter 05 Government’s Role and Government Failure Answer Key

 

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a key difference between the economic activities of government and those of private firms?

 

1. Private firms face the constraint of scarcity; government does
2. Government focuses primarily on equity; private firms focus only on
3. Private economic activities create externalities; government activities do
4. D. Government has the legal right to force people to do things; private firms do

 

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2. Which of the following is an activity of government that is not an activity of private firms?

 

1. enforcing involuntary transactions

1. paying equitable wages
2. creating positive externalities
3. pursuing economic efficiency

 

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3. The government’s ability to coerce can enhance economic efficiency by

 

1. eliminating income
2. B. correcting market

1. preventing resources from going to their most valued
2. restraining self-interest.

 

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4. In a market economy, the government’s power to coerce can

 

1. undermine economic efficiency by increasing private-sector
2. improve economic efficiency by directing all resources to their most valued
3. C. reduce private-sector risk and increase economic
4. cause significant negative externalities.

 

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5. How does government’s power to coerce behavior tend to reduce private-sector risk?

 

1. by enforcing contracts and discouraging illegal behavior that threatens private property

1. by guaranteeing that the government will financially cover any losses by private-sector firms
2. by strictly regulating the allocation of most property resources in the economy
3. The coercive power of government only increases private-sector

 

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6. Weak government enforcement of contracts and laws tends to

 

1. increase economic efficiency by minimizing government
2. stimulate innovation and
3. C. discourage economic activity by encouraging private-sector coercion such as blackmail and
4. not affect economic activity, as incentives for theft and deception are low.

 

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7. The government of Southland wants to improve resource allocation in the Which of the following actions by the Southland government is most likely to accomplish this?

 

1. weakening enforcement of laws and contracts
2. promising to cover every risk of loss for private firms
3. coercing all firms to innovate and invest
4. D. taxing polluters and subsidizing firms that are creating significant positive externalities

 

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8. Which of the following is a source of government failure?

 

1. the invisible hand
2. the lack of bureaucracy in government
3. C. the enormous size and scope of government
4. excessive flexibility

 

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9. Information problems create inefficient outcomes in

 

1. the private sector but not the public
2. the public sector but not the private
3. neither the private nor the public
4. D. both the private and the public

 

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10. The many layers of the federal government in the United States

 

1. lead to economic inefficiencies because of difficulty aggregating and conveying

1. enhance government’s ability make effective decisions
2. better allow the invisible hand to direct government resources to their best
3. improve accountability of government officials, thus leading to more efficient

 

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11. In what way, if any, does the invisible hand affect government resource allocation?

 

1. It enhances government efficiency by promoting competition for resources within
2. B. It does not help resource allocation, as there are no competitive forces within government that automatically direct resources to their best

1. It rewards government bureaucrats who are most efficient at implementing public
2. It reduces government efficiency by sending market signals that interfere with government decision

 

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12. Individual accountability within the government bureaucracy

 

1. tends to be greater than in private firms, making government more efficient than private
2. is not a problem because government bureaucrats are not affected by the self-interest that affects private sector
3. is easy to monitor because of the small size and scope of
4. D. tends to be lacking because of civil service protections and the complexity of

 

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13. Government officials tend to make

 

1. better economic decisions than private individuals because of the wealth of information at their
2. better economic decisions than private individuals because of the efficient processes and flexibility built into the government
3. C. inefficient choices because they lack the information necessary to accurately weigh marginal benefits and marginal
4. inefficient choices because the invisible hand directs them away from the resource allocation where marginal benefits equal marginal costs.

 

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14. As it relates to corporations, the principal-agent problem is that

 

1. the goals of the corporate managers (the principals) may not match the goals of the corporate owners (the agents).
2. B. the goals of the corporate managers (the agents) may not match the goals of the corporate owners (the principals).

1. the federal government (the agent) taxes both corporate profits and the dividends paid to stockholders (the principals).
2. it is costly for the corporate owners (the principals) to obtain a corporate charter from government (the agent).

 

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15. In corporations, owners are and managers are                               .

 

1. agents; principals
2. stockholders; bondholders
3. agents; employees
4. D. principals; agents

 

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16. In representative democracy, voters are and politicians are                        

 

1. agents; principals
2. logrollers; principals
3. agents; employees
4. D. principals; agents

 

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17. As it relates to owners and managers, the principal-agent problem results from the

 

1. separation of corporate ownership and

1. double taxation of corporate
2. limited liability of corporate
3. differing interests of corporate stockholders and

 

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18. As it relates to the political process, the principal-agent problem results from the

 

1. negative externalities that are created by some policy
2. political rules that encourage elected officials to engage in unethical and illegal
3. C. inconsistency between voters’ interest in programs and politicians’ interest in
4. paradox of voting.

 

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19. “Vote for my special local project and I will vote for ” This political technique

 

1. illustrates the paradox of
2. B. is called “logrolling.”

1. illustrates the median voter
2. undermines the benefits-received

 

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20. Factors that impede the attainment of economic efficiency in the public sector are called

 

1. market
3. C. government
4. voting irregularities.

 

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21. The idea of government failure includes all of the following except

 

1. special-interest
2. bureaucratic
3. pressure by special-interest
4. D. extensive positive externalities from public and quasi-public

 

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22. Suppose American winemakers convince the federal government to issue a directive to serve only domestically produced wine at government This would be an example of

 

1. moral
2. the principal-agent
4. D. rent-seeking

 

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23. Public choice theorists contend that

 

1. government can efficiently correct instances of market system
2. the existence of cost-benefit analysis has brought about the efficient use of resources in the public
3. public bureaucracies are inherently more efficient than private
4. D. public bureaucracies are inherently less efficient than private

 

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24. The pursuit through government of a “transfer of wealth” at someone else’s expense refers to

 

2. B. rent-seeking

1. the paradox of
2. the median-voter model.

 

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25. Economists call the pursuit of a transfer of wealth through government at someone else’s expense

 

1. the paradox of
2. adverse
3. C. rent-seeking
4. the benefits-received principle.

 

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26. Public choice economists hold that politicians will

 

1. favor programs entailing immediate and clear-cut costs and vaguely defined or deferred
2. follow policies leading to an optimal allocation of resources between public and private
3. C. favor programs entailing immediate and clear-cut benefits and vaguely defined or deferred
4. objectively weigh the costs and benefits of various government programs and vote accordingly.

 

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27. Public choice economists contend public bureaucracies are inefficient primarily because

 

1. the value of public goods is more easily measured than is the value of private
2. B. of the absence of competitive market

1. public sector workers are more security-conscious than are private sector
2. relatively low pay in government attracts workers of lesser

 

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28. A special-interest issue is one whose passage yields

 

1. private benefits equal to external benefits.
2. large external benefits compared to private
3. small economic losses to a small number of people and large economic losses to a large number of
4. D. large economic gains to a small number of people and small economic losses to a large number of

 

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29. Professional sports teams will sometimes seek public subsidies for stadium financing projects that produce large benefits for a relatively small number of fans and impose small costs on a relatively large number of Sometimes these efforts to secure public funding are successful even though the decision is not efficient. This is an example of

 

1. log-rolling.
2. pork-barrel
3. C. the special-interest
4. market failure.

 

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30. Suppose the S. House of Representatives is debating a bill to fund construction and maintenance for the nation’s highway system. Representative Sandy Shady adds a provision to the bill that would fund a new public art museum in her district. The authorization of expenditure for the museum would be an example of

 

1. an

1. an unfunded
2. a collective action
3. a principal-agent

 

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31. Which of the following is the best example of rent-seeking behavior?

 

1. Voters consider a ballot measure that would increase taxes to better fund
2. B. Students at a university lobby the administration to improve dorms and reduce class sizes without increasing

1. Consumers try to get flying cars produced by telling automakers they are willing to pay for
2. Senators vote for what their constituents want so they can get

 

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32. The political tendency to favor spending priorities with immediate benefits but deferred costs results in

 

1. chronic budget
2. misdirection of stabilization
3. unfunded
4. D. all of

 

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33. Which of the following is related to the special-interest effect?

 

1. pork-barrel politics
2. earmarks
3. logrolling
4. D. all of these

 

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34. Government’s unfunded liabilities

 

1. result from the political bias toward immediate benefits and deferred

1. result in more efficient policies in an attempt to satisfy these
2. are caused primarily by market
3. only occur in democratically elected

 

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35. The U.S. federal government’s largest unfunded liability is

 

2. national
3. C. Social
4. unemployment insurance.

 

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36. Chronic budget deficits can be attributed to

 

1. unfunded
2. B. voters wanting government programs but not wanting to pay

1. inappropriate monetary
2. state budget

 

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37. Which of the following impacts would economists expect to result from chronic budget deficits?

 

1. greater economic efficiency resulting from the abundance of public goods produced
2. permanently high levels of output and continued economic growth
3. greater political control over monetary policy
4. D. government control of an inefficiently large share of the economy’s resources

 

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38. The estimated value of the U.S. government’s unfunded liability to Social Security is

 

4. $4.6
5. $4.8
6. $15.6
7. D. $20.5

 

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39. Government changes in interest rates to regulate the economy are part of

 

1. monetary

1. fiscal
2. debt
3. liability

 

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40. Government fiscal policy involves changing which of the following?

 

1. interest rates
2. B. taxes and government spending

1. regulations on business
2. the amount of money in circulation

 

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41. To curb the problem of voters wanting immediate benefits and deferred costs, many state governments in the United States have

 

1. made unfunded liabilities
2. resorted to greater use of monetary
3. C. passed laws requiring balanced
4. stopped using fiscal policy.

 

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42. A government using fiscal policy in an attempt to stimulate the economy would do which of the following?

 

1. raise taxes
2. raise interest rates
3. lower interest rates
4. D. raise government spending

 

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43. To reduce politicization of policy making, many countries have given control of to politically independent central

 

1. fiscal policy
2. B. monetary policy

1. unfunded liabilities
2. budget deficits

 

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44. The U.S. Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England, and the European Central Bank are all in charge of what for the countries they represent?

 

1. debt management
2. unfunded liabilities
3. C. monetary policy
4. fiscal policy

 

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45. Monetary stimulus is most helpful to an economy

 

1. that is experiencing high
2. B. that is in

1. experiencing significant negative
2. with few public

 

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46. When a nation is in a debt crisis, the government’s level of debt is so high that

 

1. monetary policy is
2. B. the government is unable to find willing lenders so it can continue

1. it can only be solved with a fiscal stimulus of lower taxes and more government
2. other countries will be unwilling to buy goods and services from the

 

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47. Economists (particularly public choice theorists) point out that the political process

 

1. differs from the marketplace in that voters and congressional representatives often face limited and bundled

1. is less prone to failure than is the
2. is a much fairer way to allocate society’s scarce resources than is the impersonal marketplace, which is dominated by high-income
3. involves logrolling, which is always

 

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48. When congressional representatives vote on an appropriations bill, they must vote yea or nay, taking the bad with the This statement best reflects the

 

1. paradox of
2. regulatory capture
3. benefits-received
4. D. concept of limited and bundled

 

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49. Suppose lawyers seek legislation to limit the use of computer software that enables people to use their personal computers to self-prepare their own wills, trusts, and other legal This is an example of

 

2. the principal-agent
3. C. rent-seeking
4. limited and bundled choices.

 

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50. In a sporting goods store, you can buy the equipment you want and forgo the But in an election you “buy” the entire range of the candidate’s positions, including some you may not agree with. This difference

 

1. reflects limited and bundled choices in the public

1. describes the paradox of
2. describes the principal-agent problem in the public
3. creates bureaucratic inefficiency in the public

 

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51. According to some economists, the private sector is more efficient than the public sector mainly because

 

1. the private sector has a clear test of performance: profit and

1. wages, salaries, and fringe benefits are higher in the private
2. worker turnover is higher in the public
3. of extensive negative externalities in the public

 

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52. In 2015, S. federal government legislation authorized

 

3. 152 earmarks, totaling $3.3
4. B. 105 earmarks, totaling $4.2

19. 1,160 earmarks, totaling $19.6
20. 11,700 earmarks, totaling $16.9

 

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53. Narrow, specifically designated expenditures that are included in more comprehensive legislation are known as

 

2. benefits-received
3. progressive

 

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54. “Earmarks” refer to

 

1. the additional votes that must be taken when a voting paradox
2. taxes that redistribute wealth or income from one income group to
3. C. authorized expenditures benefiting a narrow, specifically designated group that are included in more comprehensive spending
4. legislation focused on correcting negative externalities.

 

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55. Regulatory capture is said to have occurred when which of the following is true?

 

1. Rules and enforcement in an industry are heavily influenced by the industry being

1. One firm controls an entire market, having captured customers away from other
2. Government imposes excessive regulations in an industry, resulting in
3. Consumers make all the rules for an industry, forcing firms into inefficient production

 

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56. Which of the following would be the best example of regulatory capture?

 

1. Starbucks buys up all the available supplies of coffee
2. Nike executives influence the rules for track and field
3. Federal law makers write and pass legislation that protects domestic companies from foreign
4. D. Executives from the Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler companies write the rules regulating automobile safety and fuel

 

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57. Regulatory capture often occurs because of which of the following?

 

1. Government officials want stronger control over industry
2. B. Nearly everyone with expertise works in the regulated

1. Patent law allows firms to gain monopoly power easily and therefore control a
2. Consumer groups are effective at lobbying the government for industry

 

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58. Which of the following is considered a potential solution to some regulatory capture?

 

1. bringing industry experts into the regulatory process
2. creating a standard set of regulations for all industries
3. C. deregulation of the industry
4. government subsidies for firms in the industry

 

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59. Proponents of deregulation point to all of the following industries as examples of successful deregulation except for

 

2. B.

2. interstate

 

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60. Which of the following would best explain why regulatory capture is a problem?

 

1. The regulations implemented tend to reduce the profitability of the regulated industry and reduce global
2. Regulatory capture unduly increases the size and power of government, increasing costs for
3. Individuals implementing the regulations lack expertise about the industry and therefore make poor regulatory
4. D. The regulations implemented serve the private interests of the regulated industry, rather than addressing social interests such as consumer safety and environmental

 

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61. Deregulation

 

1. tends to improve outcomes in industries generating substantial negative
2. B. eliminates regulatory capture and can improve outcomes by increasing

1. is most appropriate to undertake by government agencies responsible for human safety, financial regulation, and environmental
2. always generates greater economic

 

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Learning Objective: 05-02 Discuss government failure and explain why it happens.

Test Bank: I Topic: Government Failure

 

62. Government loan guarantees tend to have the effect of

 

1. socializing losses and privatizing

1. socializing gains and privatizing
2. socializing both gains and
3. privatizing both gains and

 

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63. Under what circumstances would government loan guarantees be socially beneficial?

 

1. when the guarantees socialize losses and privatize gains
2. when the guarantees stimulate production of goods generating significant spillover costs
3. C. when the guarantees promote production of goods otherwise underproduced by the private sector
4. when the guarantees increase company profits

 

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64. Which of the following will tend to socialize losses and privatize gains?

 

1. lowering interest rates to encourage private borrowing and investment
2. government regulation to promote human safety and environmental protection
3. government creating projects rather than supporting private efforts
4. D. government guarantees to private investors that they will get their money back even if the company fails

 

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65. What is the main problem with government guarantees that socialize losses and privatize gains?

 

1. They encourage overly risky investments by insulating private investors from any

1. The investments that do occur never generate production of goods underproduced by the private
2. They discourage private investment in worthwhile
3. They tend to benefit foreign companies at the expense of domestic

 

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66. The unlawful misdirection of governmental resources for personal gain is known as

 

1. political

2. adverse
3. the special-interest

 

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67. The Road Runner Club contributes money to Senator Sly’s reelection campaign fund, and Senator Sly helps pass legislation to add more jogging paths across the From this we can definitively conclude

 

1. that political corruption has
2. that logrolling has
3. that a principal-agent problem has
4. D. nothing; the Road Runner Club may have donated to Senator Sly because he already supported the jogging

 

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68. Political corruption occurs whenever

 

1. logrolling is used to secure votes for controversial legislation.
2. B. government officials use unlawful misdirection of governmental resources for their own personal

1. special interest groups contribute to elected officials, who in turn support legislation that benefits the special interest
2. there is pork barrel politics

 

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69. (Consider This) From an economist’s perspective,

 

1. small government is better than big
2. big government is better than small
3. regardless of size, government is incapable of achieving allocative or productive
4. D. the size of government doesn’t matter, as long as spending occurs up to where MB =

 

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Learning Objective: 05-01 Describe how governments power to coerce can be economically beneficial and list some of the difficulties associated with managing and directing the government.

Test Bank: I Topic: Governments Economic Role

 

70. (Consider This) From an economist’s perspective, when is government too big?

 

1. Government is always too
2. when government activity exceeds 10 percent of gross domestic product
3. C. when the marginal costs from additional government spending exceed marginal benefits
4. when the marginal benefits from additional government spending exceed marginal costs

 

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71. (Consider This) Subsidies for mohair production illustrate

 

1. why special-interest effects are often characterized by concentrated benefits and diffuse

1. why special-interest effects are often characterized by concentrated costs and diffuse
2. that larger groups carry greater political weight than smaller
3. the moral hazard

 

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72. (Consider This) Smaller groups are sometimes able to achieve political victories against larger This is referred to as the

 

1. moral hazard
2. featherbedding
3. C. collective action
4. pork barrel problem.

 

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73. (Consider This) The collective action problem refers to

 

1. logrolling behavior that results in inefficient
2. the tendency for legislatures to enact policies that are economically
3. the lack of political power of small groups of
4. D. difficulty in organizing and motivating large groups to achieve desired

 

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74. (Consider This) A 2015 study of hospitals, power plants, and water utilities found that

 

1. public companies violated health and safety laws more than private

1. government employees are systematically less competent than those in the private
2. private companies violated health and safety laws more than public
3. there was no significant difference in the number of health and safety violations between public and private

 

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75. (Consider This) According to a 2015 study, health and safety violations are more prevalent in public companies because

 

1. private companies have greater technical expertise than public
2. B. public companies are less likely to be fined for violating health and safety laws than private

1. laws for public companies are more stringent, making it more difficult for public companies to
2. public companies are more closely monitored, making it easier to detect

 

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76. (Last Word) In 2011, Congress funded a sanctuary for white squirrels, a giant roadside coffee pot, and an antique bicycle These are examples of

 

1. the paradox of
2. B. pork barrel politics.

1. the benefits-received
2. the adverse selection

 

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77. (Last Word) From 2006-2010, the federal government paid $600 million in retirement benefits to deceased federal employees, with the checks being illegally cashed by This example illustrates

 

1. the benefits-received
3. C. bureaucratic
4. the problem of limited and bundled choices.

 

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78. (Last Word) In 2004, Congress passed a corporate tax relief bill with 276 provisions for tax breaks to groups such as restaurant owners, Hollywood producers, and NASCAR track This is an example of the

 

1. special-interest

1. benefits-received
2. paradox of
3. principal-agent

 

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True / False Questions

79. The government’s ability to force people to do things can increase economic

 

TRUE

 

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80. Government’s ability to enforce laws and contracts increases private-sector economic

 

FALSE

 

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81. The invisible hand guides government’s economic activity just as it does with private economic

 

FALSE

 

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82. Because of the force of law and bureaucratic structure, government accountability is less of a problem than in the private

 

FALSE

 

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83. The size and scope of government inhibit the flow of information to decision makers, leading to inefficient

 

TRUE

 

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84. The pursuit through government of a transfer of wealth at society’s expense is called “rent “

 

TRUE

 

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85. The principal-agent problem is a problem for the private sector but does not apply to political decision

 

FALSE

 

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86. Medicare is the S. government’s largest unfunded liability.

 

FALSE

 

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87. A debt crisis refers to how much government spending exceeds tax revenues in a given

 

FALSE

 

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88. Fiscal policy is more susceptible to politicization than monetary

 

TRUE

 

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89. Changes in tax rates are a form of monetary

 

FALSE

 

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90. Monetary policy attempts to change the level of spending by altering interest

 

TRUE

 

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91. The problem of limited and bundled choices explains why many voters cannot fully express their political

 

TRUE

 

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92. Regulatory capture occurs when government exerts excessive control over an

 

FALSE

 

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93. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s supervision of Wall Street financial firms is a possible example of regulatory

 

TRUE

 

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94. Economists widely support deregulation of industries that tend toward monopoly or generate substantial negative

 

FALSE

 

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95. Deregulation is seen as a solution to regulatory capture because it eliminates the regulatory agency that can or has been

 

TRUE

 

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96. Government loan guarantees tend to socialize gains and privatize

 

FALSE

 

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97. Government guarantees that socialize losses and privatize gains tend to encourage risky and imprudent

 

TRUE

 

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Multiple Choice Questions

98. The field of economics that analyzes government decision making, politics, and elections is called

 

1. public
2. B. public choice

1. collective
2. political

 

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99. Public choice economists

 

1. analyze the incidence of
2. are also known as Keynesian
3. C. use the tools of economics to analyze decision making, politics, and elections in the public
4. are, by definition, economists employed by federal, state, and local governments.

 

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100. Which one of the following topics would be of the most interest to a public choice economist?

 

1. the theory of comparative advantage
2. the law of increasing opportunity cost
3. inflation and unemployment
4. D. rent-seeking behavior

 

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101. An economic analysis of the relationship between proposed legislation affecting major employers in each state and the voting patterns of senators and representatives in Congress on that legislation would fit within the subcategory of economics called

 

1. the economics of fiscal policy.
2. B. public choice
3. behavioral

 

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102. “Government failure” is a prominent topic in

 

1. A. public choice
2. Keynesian
3. socialist
4. behavioral

 

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103. Public choice theory focuses on the economics of

 

1. fiscal and monetary
2. the behavior of business
3. antitrust and regulatory
4. D. government decision making, politics, and

 

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104. Because majority voting fails to incorporate the strength of the preferences of individual voters, it

 

1. creates negative externalities.
2. B. under some circumstances produces economically inefficient
3. leads to market
4. leads to politics dominated by special-interest

 

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105. Suppose that Katie and Kelly each expects to receive $500 worth of marginal benefits from a proposed new recreation center, whereas Kerry expects to receive only $100 If the proposed tax levied on each for the center would be

$400, a majority vote will

 

1. defeat this project and resources will be underallocated to
2. pass this project and resources will be efficiently
3. pass this project and resources will be underallocated to
4. D. pass this project and resources will be overallocated to

 

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106. Suppose that Steve and Susie each perceive $200 of marginal benefit from a proposed new park, whereas Elizabeth perceives $800. If the proposed tax levied on each for the park would be $300, a majority vote will

 

1. A. defeat this project and resources will be underallocated to
2. defeat this project and resources will be efficiently
3. pass this project and resources will be underallocated to
4. pass this project and resources will be overallocated to

 

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107.

 

Answer the question on the basis of this table showing the marginal benefit that a particular public project will provide to each of the three members of a community. No vote trading is allowed.

 

Voter	Marginal Benefit
Xavier	$  500
Yoho	200
Zest	2,000

 

If the tax cost of this proposed project is $600 per person, a majority vote will

 

1. A. defeat this project and resources will be underallocated to
2. defeat this project and resources will be allocated
3. pass this project and resources will be overallocated to
4. defeat this project and resources will be overallocated to

 

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108.

 

Answer the question on the basis of this table showing the marginal benefit that a particular public project will provide to each of the three members of a community. No vote trading is allowed.

 

Voter	Marginal Benefit
Xavier	$  500
Yoho	200
Zest	2,000

 

If the tax cost of this proposed project is $300 per person, a majority vote will

 

 

 

1. defeat this project and resources will be underallocated to
2. pass this project and resources will be allocated
3. C. pass this project and resources will be underallocated to
4. defeat this project and resources will be overallocated to it.

 

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109.

 

Answer the question on the basis of this table showing the marginal benefit a particular public project will provide to each of the three members of a community. No vote trading is allowed.

 

Voter	Marginal Benefit
Xavier	$800
Yoho	800
Zest	100

 

If the tax cost of this proposed project is $600 per person, a majority vote will

 

 

 

1. defeat this project and resources will be underallocated to
2. pass this project and resources will be allocated
3. C. pass this project and resources will be overallocated to
4. pass this project and resources will be underallocated to it.

 

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110. The political technique called logrolling

 

1. always increases economic
2. always decreases economic
3. C. involves trading votes to secure favorable outcomes that otherwise could be
4. is an example of the paradox of voting.

 

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111. The trading of votes by elected officials to secure favorable outcomes is called

 

1. splitting the
2. social
3. C.
4. grandstanding.

 

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112. Senator A agrees to vote for Senator K’s state project in exchange for Senator K voting for Senator A’s state This is an example of

 

1. A.
2. the paradox of
3. the principal-agent
4. the median voter

 

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113. A situation in which society may not be able to rank its preferences consistently through paired-choice majority voting refers to

 

1. logrolling.
2. B. the paradox of
3. the median-voter
4. the special-interest

 

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114. The principle that under some circumstances majority voting fails to make consistent choices reflecting the community’s underlying preference is best demonstrated by the

 

1. A. paradox of
2. concept of
3. median-voter
4. Coase

 

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115. According to the paradox of voting,

 

1. public goods that cost more than the total benefits they confer may get produced under majority
2. trading of votes may either add to or subtract from economic
3. the median voter decides what public goods all voters should
4. D. majority voting fails under some circumstances to make consistent choices that reflect the community’s underlying

 

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116. Suppose that in a series of paired-choice votes, a new park is preferred to a new recreation center and a new recreation center is preferred to street Also suppose that street widening is preferred to a new park. This set of votes is an example of the

 

1. principal-agent
2. benefits-received
3. median-voter
4. D. paradox of

 

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Public Good Larry Curley Moe Lighthouse Third Choice First Choice Second Choice Highway Second Choice Third Choice First Choice Submarine First Choice Second Choice Third Choice

117.

 

 

 

Refer to the table. In a choice between the highway and the lighthouse,

 

 

 

1. a majority of voters favor the lighthouse.
2. B. a majority of voters favor the
3. the voters are indifferent between the
4. no voter decision is

 

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Public Good Larry Curley Moe Lighthouse Third Choice First Choice Second Choice Highway Second Choice Third Choice First Choice Submarine First Choice Second Choice Third Choice

118.

 

 

 

Refer to the table. The inconsistency illustrated by the table is that, while a majority of voters prefer the

 

1. A. highway to the lighthouse and the submarine to the highway, they also prefer the lighthouse to the
2. lighthouse to the highway and the lighthouse to the submarine, they also prefer the submarine to the
3. highway to the lighthouse and the submarine to the lighthouse, they also prefer the submarine to the
4. lighthouse to the submarine and the highway to the submarine, they also prefer the highway to the

 

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Public Good Larry Curley Moe Lighthouse Third Choice First Choice Second Choice Highway Second Choice Third Choice First Choice Submarine First Choice Second Choice Third Choice

119.

 

 

 

The information contained in the table illustrates

 

 

 

1. political
2. the median-voter
3. C. the paradox of
4. the principal-agent problem theorem.

 

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Public Good Adam Bob Carl Public Safety Second Choice Third Choice First Choice Parks First Choice Second Choice Third Choice Education Third Choice First Choice Second Choice

120.

 

 

 

Refer to the table. In a choice between public safety and parks,

 

 

 

1. the outcome would depend on which item was listed first on the
2. a majority of voters would favor public
3. no voter decision is
4. D. a majority of voters would favor parks.

 

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Public Good Adam Bob Carl Public Safety Second Choice Third Choice First Choice Parks First Choice Second Choice Third Choice Education Third Choice First Choice Second Choice

121.

 

 

 

Refer to the table. In a choice between parks and education,

 

 

 

1. no voter decision is possible.
2. B. a majority of voters would favor
3. the outcome would depend on which item was listed first on the
4. a majority of voters would favor parks.

 

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Public Good Adam Bob Carl Public Safety Second Choice Third Choice First Choice Parks First Choice Second Choice Third Choice Education Third Choice First Choice Second Choice

122.

 

 

 

Refer to the table. In a choice between education and public safety,

 

 

 

1. a majority of voters would favor
2. no voter decision is
3. C. a majority of voters would favor public
4. the outcome would depend on which item was listed first on the ballot.

 

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Public Good Adam Bob Carl Public Safety Second Choice Third Choice First Choice Parks First Choice Second Choice Third Choice Education Third Choice First Choice Second Choice

123.

 

 

 

Refer to the table. The outcomes of the three possible sets of paired-choice majority votes illustrate the

 

1. A. paradox of
2. inefficiency of
3. principal-agent
4. the benefits of majority

 

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124. The median-voter model implies that

 

1. political voting will be as economically efficient as “dollar voting” in competitive
2. all voters have about the same preferences for various public goods and
3. C. many people will be dissatisfied with the size of government in the
4. with majority voting, there can never be a consistent ordering of public good preferences.

 

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125. The median-voter model implies that a political office seeker will

 

1. A. adopt more extreme views when seeking his or her party’s nomination than when running against the other party’s
2. adopt less extreme views when seeking his or her party’s nomination than when running against the other party’s
3. favor extensive government spending because demand curves for public goods are added vertically rather than
4. favor the private resolution of externality problems rather than governmental

 

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126.

 

Answer the question on the basis of the following table that shows the total costs and total benefits facing

 

Stadium	Total Cost	Total Benefit
A	$ 80	$140
B	100	200
C	130	250
D	165	290
E	220	300

 

a city of five different potential baseball stadiums of increasing size. All figures are in millions of dollars.

 

Suppose a five-person city council must decide via majority voting which of these stadiums to build. Also suppose that each of the stadium sizes has the support of one council member. According to the median-voter model, the council will ultimately vote in favor of stadium

 

 

 

3. C.
4. D.

 

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127.

 

Answer the question on the basis of the following table that shows the total costs and total benefits facing a city of five different potential baseball stadiums of increasing size. All figures are in millions of dollars.

 

Stadium	Total Cost	Total Benefit
A	$ 80	$140
B	100	200
C	130	250
D	165	290
E	220	300

 

The marginal cost and marginal benefit of stadium B (relative to A) are

 

 

 

1. $20 million and $50 million,
2. $100 million and $200 million,
3. $30 million and $50 million,
4. D. $20 million and $60 million,

 

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128.

 

Answer the question on the basis of the following table that shows the total costs and total benefits facing a city of five different potential baseball stadiums of increasing size. All figures are in millions of dollars.

 

Stadium	Total Cost	Total Benefit
A	$ 80	$140
B	100	200
C	130	250
D	165	290
E	220	300

 

Based on cost-benefit analysis, the city should

 

 

 

1. not build any of these
2. build stadium
3. build stadium
4. D. build stadium

 

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129.

 

Answer the question on the basis of the following table that shows the total costs and total benefits facing a city of five different potential baseball stadiums of increasing size. All figures are in millions of dollars.

 

Stadium	Total Cost	Total Benefit
A	$80	$140
B	100	200
C	130	250
D	165	290
E	220	300

 

Applying the median-voter model and assuming that there are equal numbers of voters supporting each stadium, we would expect

 

 

 

1. stadium C to be built, which would be the most socially efficient outcome.
2. B. stadium C to be built, but this would not be the most socially efficient
3. stadium D to be built because it produces the most socially efficient
4. no stadium to be built, because of political

 

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130. Suppose three roommates cannot agree on the size of a pizza to Domino argues for a medium pizza, Godfather contends a large pizza will be needed, and Little Caesar wants a super-large pizza. Assuming no paradox of voting, majority voting will result in a decision to order

 

1. a medium pizza.
2. B. a large
3. a super-large
4. two medium

 

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131. Some people argue that the three main television networks all have similar If true, this observation might best be explained by the

 

1. paradox of voting.
2. B. median-voter model.
3. law of diminishing marginal
4. ability-to-pay

 

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132. Suppose that friends Jennifer, Stephanie, and Megan cannot agree on how much to spend for a bouquet of flowers to send to a person who allowed them to use her beach house for the Jennifer wants to buy a moderately priced bouquet, Stephanie wants to buy an expensive bouquet, and Megan wants to buy a very expensive bouquet. Assuming no paradox of voting, majority voting will result in the decision to buy

 

1. an inexpensive
2. a very expensive
3. a moderately priced
4. D. an expensive

 

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133.

 

Suppose a college economics department decides to use a single economics text for all sections of principles of economics. Also assume that the three individual members of the textbook selection committee have the following preferences.

 

Professor	Ideal Textbook	Analytical Level of the Textbook
Adams	C/F	Very Difficult
Bennett	M/B	Moderately Difficult
Clay	O/S	Relatively Easy

 

Assuming all other textbook qualities except analytical level are the same, paired-choice majority voting will result in the committee

 

 

 

1. being deadlocked and unable to decide on a
2. selecting the C/F
3. C. selecting the M/B
4. selecting the O/S book.

 

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134. “Pork-barrel” legislation that contains funding for hundreds of earmarks throughout numerous states often reflects

 

1. the paradox of voting.
2. B.
3. the benefits-received
4. adverse

 

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135. (Consider This) Voter failure describes the situation where

 

1. an insufficient number of voters turn out to express their
2. voter preferences cannot be adequately captured because of a voting
3. C. voters support policies that would reduce productive and allocative
4. government officials make poor decisions that contradict voter preferences.

 

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136. (Consider This) Suppose voters pass laws that restrict immigration, which results in lower national output and higher prices for consumer This would be an example of

 

1. the paradox of voting.
2. B. voter
4. adverse

 

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137. (Consider This) Which of the following is an example of voter failure?

 

1. A. Voters support adding stoplights that would increase congestion and travel costs without increasing safety or
2. Government officials ignore voter calls for regulations that would reduce negative externalities and enhance
3. Voters wanting greater highway safety are unable to express their preferences on how to achieve it because the voting system doesn’t allow
4. Voters wanting more government services are divided on what services they most prefer, leaving government officials to determine what is

 

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True / False Questions

138. Logrolling can either increase or diminish economic

 

TRUE

 

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139. Even if a majority of the population wants a law and the law is passed, the outcome may still be economically

 

TRUE

 

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140. The paradox of voting is that under majority voting rules, the median voter decides the election

 

FALSE

 

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141. Majority voting assures that government will provide a public good if it yields total benefits in excess of total

 

FALSE

 

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Multiple Choice Questions

142. In the U.S. market economy, the government performs the following prominent roles, except

 

1. provide public goods and
2. promote economic stability and
3. C. set prices for most
4. modify the distribution of income.

 

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143. One major role that the government plays in the market economy of the S. is

 

1. setting production targets for major
2. requiring minimum levels of employment in major
3. allocating resources in various market
4. D. setting laws governing economic

 

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144. One key difference between government activities and private transactions is that

 

1. A. government can enforce involuntary transactions, whereas private transactions are mostly
2. government can produce only services, whereas private producers can produce both goods and
3. government does not run any production operations, whereas private firms have the main purpose of running production
4. government does not earn revenues from its activities, whereas private firms aim to earn revenues and

 

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145. The ability to impose fines, revoke licenses, and put people into jail allows the government to

 

1. ensure positive profits for its
2. maximize revenues from its
3. C. enforce involuntary
4. set market prices for goods and services.

 

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146. Government’s ability to force people to do things involuntarily is

 

1. unconstitutional in the United States and other market
2. always going to lead to lower economic
3. C. beneficial if it is used to improve economic
4. always beneficial in reducing the deadweight loss in the economy.

 

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147. In a market economy, the government’s ability to coerce is beneficial in the following cases, except in

 

1. correcting for positive
2. correcting for negative
3. producing public
4. D. fixing resource

 

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148. Government in a market system can increase economic efficiency by collecting taxes in order to subsidize the production of

 

1. goods with negative externalities.
2. B. goods with positive
3. private sector
4. complementary

 

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149. Government can use its ability to coerce toward improving economic efficiency by

 

1. reducing the production of output with external benefits.
2. reducing the production of output with public-goods
3. C. increasing the production of output with external benefits.
4. increasing the production of output with external costs.

 

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150. Making blackmail, extortion, and other forms of private coercion illegal is one way that government

 

1. A. reduces private-sector economic
2. increases private-sector economic
3. reduces the market’s economic
4. increases the economy’s deadweight

 

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151. Government can raise economic efficiency through all of the following policies, except

 

1. outlawing various forms of commercial
2. imposing pollution taxes on polluting
3. using tax money to subsidize goods with external
4. D. fixing the prices of various resources and

 

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152. In a market economy, private parties are more willing to do transactions when they know that the government is able to

 

1. investigate and arrest people at random.
2. B. force people to honor contracts or outlaw private
3. discriminate against one group or another in
4. revoke private agreements and

 

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153. Government’s ability to reduce private-sector economic risks through laws and regulations would encourage all of the following, except

 

1. higher levels of private economic
2. formation of new
3. introduction of new products and
4. D. reduction of private goods and

 

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154.

 

 

 

 

Refer to the provided graph. Suppose that it shows the S and D graphs in a market where production entails a significant amount of pollution. In this case, the government should use its coercive power to make

 

1. A. the supply curve shift to the
2. the supply curve shift to the
3. the demand curve shift to the
4. the demand curve shift to the

 

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155.

 

 

 

 

Refer to the provided graph. Suppose that it shows the S and D graphs in a market where the product has all the characteristics of a public good. In this case, the government should use its coercive power to make

 

1. the supply curve shift to the left.
2. B. the supply curve shift to the
3. the demand curve shift to the
4. the demand curve shift to the

 

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156.

 

 

 

 

Refer to the provided graph. Suppose that it shows the S and D graphs in a market where usage of the product generates a lot of external benefits. In this case, the government should use its coercive power to make

 

1. the supply curve shift to the
2. the supply curve shift to the
3. the demand curve shift to the
4. D. the demand curve shift to the

 

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157. The difficulties in managing government in a market economy include the following, except

 

1. the need for complex bureaucracy of various
2. the need for detailed paperwork and
3. C. the close resemblance of government to the “invisible “
4. the lack of accountability in government.

 

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158. Government laws and policies need to be uniformly But this leads to all of the following problems, except

 

2. massive
3. excessively detailed
4. D. haphazard

 

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159. The problem of effectively aggregating and conveying information from bottom layers to top layers in massive government bureaucracies makes it hard for the high-level officials to

 

1. discern the prices of specific goods and services in the economy.
2. B. comprehensively assess the marginal costs and benefits of specific
3. monitor the incomes of individual firms and
4. estimate the total amount of spending incurred by the

 

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160. Even in democratic governments, we tend to have a problem with accountability due to the following reasons, except

 

1. so many government activities are undertaken
2. civil-service protections apply to many
3. the electorate cannot monitor each and every action of the government.
4. D. there is the markets’ self-correcting mechanism in

 

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161. In assessing the efficiency of government policy, economic analysis would focus on

 

1. the size of government: big versus small.
2. B. marginal benefits versus costs of government policy and
3. presence or absence of the invisible
4. revenues and profitability of the government

 

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162. The term government failure refers to the

 

1. large losses suffered by publicly owned water, gas, and electric
2. large number of bankruptcies that have occurred recently among local
3. C. economically inefficient outcomes caused by voting problems or incentive structures in
4. inability of government agencies to provide adequate police protection in low-income neighborhoods.

 

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163. The principal-agent problem refers to the problem of

 

1. communication between sports and entertainment stars with their
2. how to split profits between labor and
3. C. the interests of delegates deviating from the interests of the
4. how stockholders of a corporation can elect a board of directors.

 

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164. The situation where politicians make decisions that will raise their chances of reelection, even if those decisions are detrimental to the general public, is referred to as the

 

1. moral hazard problem.
2. B. principal-agent
3. adverse selection
4. common good

 

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165. In the corporate world of business, the principal-agent problem arises between

 

1. workers and managers.
2. B. managers and
3. stockholders and
4. corporations and their banks.

 

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166. Which statement best describes a special-interest issue?

 

1. It is a program or policy that is adopted during a special session of Congress or a state
2. It is a policy issue in which both the supporters and opponents employ paid lobbyists to represent their
3. It is a program or policy which one political party strongly supports and other political parties strongly
4. D. It is a program or policy in which a large number of people will suffer small costs, while a small number will receive large

 

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167. The special-interest effect in government decision making is significant because

 

1. it corrects instances of spillover costs and benefits.
2. B. it can lead to programs with concentrated benefits and diffuse
3. capitalistic economies are based upon the pursuit of self-interest.
4. it allows us to avoid the collective-action

 

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168. The situation where “the few who yell the loudest get heard” is referred to as the

 

1. A. special-interest
2. principal-agent
3. moral hazard
4. adverse selection

 

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169. The so-called collective-action problem refers to the fact that

 

1. it is always difficult to collect fees from users of a service.
2. B. larger groups are more difficult to organize and motivate than smaller
3. larger groups often have more power than smaller
4. collection agencies often abuse their power over individual

 

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170. The so-called pork-barrel politics refers to congressional members

 

1. trading votes with one
2. receiving perks and freebies from businesses trying to sway their
3. paying not much attention to the vocal special-interest
4. D. inserting provisions for local narrow projects into comprehensive

 

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171. Rent-seeking behavior in public choice theory refers to

 

1. politicians trading votes with one
2. receiving perks and freebies from businesses trying to sway their
3. C. specific groups appealing to government for special benefits at someone else’s
4. politicians getting low rent for their living quarters when government is in session.

 

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172. The so-called collective action problem helps explain why

 

1. minorities always bear the costs of programs voted for by the majority.
2. businesses often find it difficult when they have to deal with a labor
3. it is hard for the government to discern the true preferences of everyone in
4. D. special-interest groups could have the costs of their narrowly focused programs be paid for by the general

 

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173. The so-called collective action problem is the reason why

 

1. A. taxpayers are not able to effectively counter special-interest
2. pork-barrel politics often fail to pass
3. we have local and national
4. majority voting can lead to economically inefficient

 

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174. Lobbying actions that seek government legislation to provide tax breaks to specific organizations or industries would be an example of

 

1. how the median-voter model
2. how political choices are
3. C. rent-seeking
4. the paradox of voting.

 

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175. Politicians seeking reelection tend to do the following, except

 

1. inserting “earmarks” in
2. favoring projects with clear benefits and hidden
3. C. favoring long-term projects over short-term
4. engaging in pork-barrel politics.

 

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176. Politicians who have to go through elections tend to focus on the short-term net benefits of projects because of

 

1. A. voters’ tendency to more easily see short-term benefits rather than long-term
2. the special-interest effect of specific groups among the
3. the ability of government to coerce people to do things
4. pork-barrel politics and the principal-agent

 

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177. “Unfunded liability” refers to a government commitment to

 

1. not pay the government bonds that are coming due.
2. B. spend in the future without also committing to collect enough tax money to pay for
3. support the retirement funds of businesses that have gone
4. put money in specific mutual funds in order to vouch for the funds’

 

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Test Bank: II Topic: Government Failure

 

178. The government’s budget deficit refers to the

 

1. total amount of debt that the government has incurred over the
2. difference between the nation’s amount of exports and its total amount of
3. C. gap between government spending and its lower tax
4. decrease in the amount of government spending from one year to the next.

 

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179. To make up for a shortfall in its annual budget, the government must borrow money by

 

1. A. issuing government (Treasury) bonds.
2. buying government (Treasury)
3. reducing its total public
4. selling government

 

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180. The government adds to its overall public debt whenever it

 

1. A. runs a budget
2. increases money supply in the
3. buys government
4. raises tax

 

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181. The government would be running a budget surplus if

 

1. government spending were lower than consumer
2. tax revenues were less than government
3. it imported less from abroad than it
4. D. government spent less than it collected in

 

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182. Many governments end up with chronic budget deficits because

 

1. A. many government programs are popular with voters, but hardly any voter likes paying
2. the nation simply cannot produce everything that it consumes, so it has to rely on other
3. some resources are not available from within, so they have to be bought from other
4. businesses do not want to have “big government” around too

 

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183. The public (or national) debt refers to the

 

1. same thing as a budget
2. deadweight loss in a
3. C. accumulation of all past budget
4. sum of all the debts of households and businesses.

 

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184. Chronic budget deficits can lead to all of the following, except

 

1. overallocation of resources to the government sector, away from the private sector.
2. B. “smaller government” in the
3. investors losing faith in the government’s ability to repay its
4. government being forced to make drastic cuts in its

 

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185. Many state and local governments in the S. have balanced-budget laws in order to prevent politicians from

 

1. creating a “small government” economy.
2. B. succumbing to voters’ strong preference for budget
3. facing a principal-agent
4. collecting too much

 

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186. All of the following are consequences of a government’s having to deal with a “debt crisis,” except

 

1. very restricted ability to borrow
2. being forced to drastically raise
3. being forced to make drastic cuts in
4. D. being forced to make huge increases in government

 

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187. In the S., the Federal government runs a chronic budget deficit, whereas many state and local governments do not, because

 

1. A. many state and local governments have balanced-budget laws that make deficits illegal, while the Federal government does
2. voters in Federal elections tend to favor budget deficits, while voters in state and local elections do
3. many state and local governments face stricter accounting standards than the Federal government
4. elections at the state and local levels tend to occur more frequently than at the Federal

 

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188. So-called business cycles refer to the multiyear periods

 

1. from when new products are launched to the point when they become
2. between the purchases of new capital equipment and the point when they become
3. from the origination of a business loan to the retirement or full repayment of the
4. D. during which the economy’s overall output and employment alternately expands and

 

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189. Governments try to smooth business cycles by using the following policies, except

 

1. tax
2. interest rate
3. C. wage rate
4. government-spending policies.

 

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190. Monetary policy refers to the government’s attempt at smoothing business cycles through the use of changes in

 

1. tax rates.
2. B. interest
3. wage
4. government

 

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191. Fiscal policy refers to the government’s attempt at stabilizing the economy through the use of changes in

 

1. A. taxes and government
2. interest rates and
3. wage rates and employment
4. exchange rates and foreign

 

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192. During a period when output and employment are falling, the government will try to

 

1. increase tax
2. increase interest
3. reduce government
4. D. stimulate borrowing and

 

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193. When fiscal and monetary policies become highly politicized, these policies tend to

 

1. become more effective at stabilizing the
2. lose any effect at all on the
3. C. become destabilizing, instead of promoting
4. lead to rising budget surpluses.

 

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194. To prevent monetary policy from becoming highly politicized, many countries have

 

1. A. made their central banks be politically
2. put their central banks under the full control of their law-making
3. allowed the heads of their central banks to serve for very short
4. made elected officials be the heads of their central

 

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195. The concept of limited and bundled choice, as used in public choice theory, refers to the fact that

 

1. politicians may not be objective in evaluating economic policy programs due to their individual
2. because of the importance of television and other modern communication media, the best and brightest candidates may not be the ones elected by
3. C. in an election, each voter must select a candidate who has various preferences (in a wide array of issues) that do not exactly match the preferences of the
4. the most economically efficient public policy programs may not be selected because political leaders do not know enough about economics.

 

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196. In presidential elections, voters often find that they do not agree with any single candidate on all the issues that matter to them (the voters). This is known as the

 

1. principal-agent problem.
2. B. limited and bundled choice
3. rent-seeking behavior
4. lack of accountability

 

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197. Some economists contend that government agencies are generally less efficient than private businesses due to the following reasons, except

 

1. government bureaucracies do not face the profit motive, which is a major incentive that guides private firms
2. government bureaucrats tend to deal with failing programs by putting more resources into the programs, rather than eliminating the
3. C. incompetent workers gravitate toward government, while motivated workers gravitate toward the private
4. bureaucrats, along with the special-interest groups they serve, often gain enough political clout to keep their agencies going regardless of performance.

 

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198. A 2015 study of hospitals, power plants, and water utilities found that government-owned and operated companies were more likely than private companies to violate health and safety Possible explanations for this include the following,

except

 

1. Government-owned companies may have difficulty getting taxpayers and politicians to approve the funding needed to improve their
2. The health and safety laws appear to be applied much more leniently against government-owned companies than against private
3. C. Government-owned companies tend to be run by less qualified and less competent managers than the private
4. Government-owned companies are under less pressure to comply with the laws, because fines for violations are often delayed or even avoided.

 

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199. “Regulatory capture” refers to the situation where a government agency charged with supervising and regulating a particular industry is

 

1. A. strongly influenced by the firms in the very industry that it is
2. headed by bureaucrats who have a “lock” on their positions, without any
3. completely dominating and controlling the actions of firms in the industry.
4. headed by unelected government officials who have no strong desire to

 

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Test Bank: II Topic: Government Failure

 

200. One primary reason why regulatory capture may occur in an industry is that

 

1. the government designates unelected officials to head the various regulatory agencies of different
2. there is a lot of bribery and corruption going on in all major industries that the government seeks to regulate.
3. the industry’s leaders are the ones who pushed for the government to impose supervision and regulation over their
4. D. people who are qualified to supervise and regulate the industry often come from the industry

 

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Test Bank: II Topic: Government Failure

 

201. Deregulation can solve the problem of regulatory capture and increase economic efficiency

 

1. if the deregulated industry quickly evolves into a monopoly.
2. B. if the deregulated industry becomes more
3. when the regulations covering the industry are
4. when the industry ends up generating substantial external

 

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202. Loan guarantees provided by the government for specific private-sector investments tend to

 

1. generate high positive returns for the
2. increase the financial risk faced by the private
3. C. attract private investors into the specific
4. eliminate the moral hazard problem among investors.

 

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203. When the government provides loan guarantees and in effect “socializes losses and privatizes gains” of a project or firm, it can lead to a

 

1. A. moral hazard problem among
2. regulatory capture
3. principal-agent problem within the
4. limited and bundled choice

 

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Test Bank: II Topic: Government Failure

204. The provision of loan guarantees can improve economic efficiency when

 

1. there’s a moral hazard problem among investors.
2. B. the project supported has significant external
3. there is regulatory capture in the
4. the private investors are providing too much funds to the

 

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Test Bank: II Topic: Government Failure

 

205. In which of the following cases has political corruption definitely occurred?

 

1. Political candidates accept campaign contributions from
2. Government agencies impose fines for such things as traffic
3. C. A bureaucrat allows someone to look at confidential documents for an informal
4. A government agency receives donations for distribution to charity.

 

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Test Bank: II Topic: Government Failure

 

206. Which of the following countries had the least corruption, as reported in the Global Corruption Barometer survey in 2013?

 

1. Mexico
2. B. Italy
3. India
4. South Africa

 

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207. Political corruption occurs in the following instances, except when

 

1. government officials use their powers for personal
2. people pay a government official to do what she should be
3. people pay a bureaucrat to do something that he should not be
4. D. businesses pay property taxes and license

 

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Test Bank: II Topic: Government Failure

 

208. What is a likely explanation for why the budget of a government agency might increase beyond its optimal size?

 

1. the paradox of voting
2. the influence of the median voter
3. C. the power of special-interest groups
4. the allocative efficiency of government

 

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209. Based on our study of market failure and government failure, the main conclusion that one should arrive at is that

 

1. the market system is highly vulnerable to imperfections, and therefore the socialist system is a much better system to
2. the government has much imperfection and creates a lot of inefficiencies; therefore, it is best to adopt a pure market
3. it is best to always compare perfect markets against an idealized benevolent government that efficiently responds to the wants of
4. D. we must carefully compare the benefits of government intervention in our markets against the costs of such

 

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True / False Questions

210. The government’s ability to coerce people to do things is always detrimental to the achievement of economic

 

FALSE

 

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Test Bank: II Topic: Governments Economic Role

 

211. In order to achieve economic efficiency in market economies like the S., the government must be stripped of its power to coerce.

 

FALSE

 

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212. If the government implements regulations and policies in the economy, it tends to replace the function of the invisible

 

TRUE

 

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213. In making sure that laws are uniformly enforced and applied, one consequence is that government creates

 

TRUE

 

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214. As long as government officials have to be elected, they are always held accountable for their policy decisions and

 

FALSE

 

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215. Economic analysis would focus on the size of the government, in order to assess whether or not it fosters economic

 

FALSE

 

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216. It is generally believed that, because of the election process, the incentives and pressures for internal efficiency are stronger in the public sector than in the private

 

FALSE

 

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217. Critics of government contend that the market system creates incentives and pressures for internal efficiency that are absent in the public

 

TRUE

 

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218. “Good economics” is about marginal costs and marginal benefits of specific projects; “good politics” is more about clear benefits and hidden

 

TRUE

 

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219. The “principal-agent problem” often arises in public choice when politicians pursue the best interests of their constituents.

 

FALSE

 

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220. In thinking about the “principal-agent problem” in a democratic government, we assign the role of “principal” to the government.

 

FALSE

 

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221. The special-interest effect in government is the reason why firms in some industries are willing to pay huge amounts of money to

 

TRUE

 

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222. When the special-interest effect is the major reason for the passage of a government policy or project, then economic efficiency will always

 

FALSE

 

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223. The “pork” in pork-barrel politics refers to government projects that politicians try to secure in favor of the common good for the whole

 

FALSE

 

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224. Nobody gains from pork-barrel politics other than the

 

FALSE

 

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225. Pork-barrel politics is a good illustration of the “clear benefits, hidden costs” perspective of

 

TRUE

 

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226. Unfunded liabilities are one consequence of the preference for “clear benefits, hidden costs” by

 

TRUE

 

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227. Unfunded liabilities occur when the government considers long-term benefits and costs of projects, and approves only those with positive long-term net

 

FALSE

 

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228. A budget deficit will require the government to issue bonds to fill in the gap in the

 

TRUE

 

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229. Budget deficit is another name for the public

 

FALSE

 

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230. If the government runs a smaller budget deficit, then the public debt will

 

FALSE

 

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231. Only politicians, not the voters, are to blame for the problem of chronic budget deficits that many nations

 

FALSE

 

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232. Voters’ preference for having government programs serve them is inherently in conflict with their preference to pay no

 

TRUE

 

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233. Monetary and fiscal policies are tools that the government can use to try to stabilize the

 

TRUE

 

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234. The politicization of monetary and fiscal policies tends to enhance their effectiveness in stabilizing the

 

FALSE

 

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235. Because of the so-called “bundled choice” problem, voters often vote for candidates that they are not entirely happy

 

TRUE

 

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236. The collective action problem is the reason why there are no lobbyists representing the interest of general taxpayers or consumers in Washington,

 

TRUE

 

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237. The collective action problem makes it hard for voters to counter the influence of special-interest

 

TRUE

 

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238. Unintended consequences can result from the government’s desire to enforce laws

 

TRUE

 

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239. Regulatory capture in government happens because the people who are most qualified to supervise and regulate an industry oftentimes are or have been the leaders of the industry.

 

TRUE

 

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240. Deregulation of an industry will always lead to an improvement in economic

 

FALSE

 

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241. Loan guarantees provided by government will reduce the willingness of investors to take on the risk in a

 

FALSE

 

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242. “Informal payments” or “under-the table fees” are a common form of

 

TRUE

 

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243. The U.S. is among the countries that have very low levels of political corruption, as reported in the Global Corruption Barometer of

 

TRUE

 

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Multiple Choice Questions

244. The study of public choice theory involves the economic analysis of the following, except

 

1. government decision
2. actions by elected
3. C. the impact of budget deficits on the public
4. voting and elections.

 

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Learning Objective: 05-03 Appendix: Explain the difficulties of conveying economic preferences through majority voting.

Test Bank: II Topic: Public Choice Theory and Voting Paradoxes

 

245. Problems with collective decision making and policy making in government are subjects that are studied in an area of economics called public

 

1. finance.
2. B.

 

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Test Bank: II Topic: Public Choice Theory and Voting Paradoxes

 

246. Even in a democratic government, elected officials may end up pursuing policies that go against the preferences of the people due to the following reasons, except

 

1. the special-interest effect.
2. B. the invisible hand of the
3. limited and bundled choice in
4. the majority voting

 

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Test Bank: II Topic: Public Choice Theory and Voting Paradoxes

 

247. Majority voting fails to incorporate the strength of the preferences of individual voters and therefore

 

1. reduces the power of the median
2. is the primary reason for public sector failure.
3. C. may produce economically inefficient
4. creates the opportunity for the fallacy of limited decisions.

 

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248. Assume that Matt, Joe, and Teresa are the only citizens in a A proposed public good has a total cost of $1,000. All three citizens will share an equal portion of this cost in taxes. The benefit of the public good is $500 for Matt, $280 for Joe, and $260 for Teresa. In a majority vote, this proposal will most likely be

 

1. accepted, two in favor and one against.
2. B. defeated, two against and one in
3. accepted, three in favor and none
4. defeated, none in favor and three

 

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249. Assume that Matt, Joe, and Teresa are the only citizens in a A proposed public good has a total cost of $1,000. All three citizens will share an equal portion of this cost in taxes. The benefit of the public good is $500 for Matt, $280 for Joe, and $260 for Teresa. In a majority vote, this proposal will most likely be

 

1. accepted; the public good is produced, even though it is economically inefficient.
2. B. defeated; the public good is not produced, even though it would have been efficient to do
3. accepted; the public good is produced, which is economically
4. defeated; the public good is not produced, which is the proper

 

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250. Assume that Matt, Joe, and Teresa are the only citizens in a A proposed public good has a total cost of $1,000. All three citizens will share an equal portion of this cost in taxes. The benefit of the public good is $ 380 for Matt, $ 360 for Joe, and $ 200 for Teresa. In a majority vote, this proposal will most likely be

 

1. A. accepted; the public good is produced, even though it is economically
2. defeated; the public good is not produced, even though it would have been efficient to do
3. accepted; the public good is produced, which is economically
4. defeated; the public good is not produced, which is the proper

 

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251. Assume that Abby, Ben, and Clara are the only citizens in a A proposed public good has a total cost of $1,000. All three citizens will share an equal portion of this cost in taxes. The benefit of the public good is $400 each to Abby, Ben, and Clara. In a majority vote, this proposal will most likely be

 

1. accepted; the public good is produced, even though it is economically
2. defeated; the public good is not produced, even though it would have been efficient to do
3. C. accepted; the public good is produced, which is economically
4. defeated; the public good is not produced, which is the proper outcome.

 

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252. Assume that Abby, Ben, and Clara are the only citizens in a A proposed public good has a total cost of $1,000. All three citizens will share an equal portion of this cost in taxes. The benefit of the public good is $400 each to Abby, Ben, and Clara. Based on economic analysis, the public good should

 

1. A. be produced, because the benefits are greater than the
2. not be produced, because the costs are greater than the
3. be put to a vote and produced only if voters approve
4. not be produced, even if voters vote in favor of

 

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253. Assume that Abby, Ben, Clara, Joe, and Matt are the only citizens in a A proposed public good has a total cost of $1,000. All five citizens will share an equal portion of this cost in taxes. The benefit of the public good is $220 to Abby, $210 to Ben, $210 to Clara, $180 to Joe, and $120 to Matt. In a majority vote, this proposal will most likely be

 

1. accepted, four in favor and one
2. defeated, one in favor and four
3. C. accepted, three in favor and two
4. defeated, two in favor and three against.

 

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254. Assume that Abby, Ben, Clara, Joe, and Matt are the only citizens in a A proposed public good has a total cost of $1,000. All five citizens will share an equal portion of this cost in taxes. The benefit of the public good is $220 to Abby, $210 to Ben, $210 to Clara, $180 to Joe, and $120 to Matt. Who are likely to vote in favor of this proposal?

 

1. Abby, Ben, Clara, and Joe
2. Ben, Clara, Joe, and Matt
3. Ben, Clara, and Joe
4. D. Abby, Ben, and Clara

 

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255. Assume that Abby, Ben, Clara, Joe, and Matt are the only citizens in a A proposed public good has a total cost of $1,000. All five citizens will share an equal portion of this cost in taxes. The benefit of the public good is $220 to Abby, $210 to Ben, $210 to Clara, $180 to Joe, and $120 to Matt. In a majority vote, this proposal will most likely be

 

1. A. accepted; the public good is produced, even though it is economically
2. defeated; the public good is not produced, even though it would have been efficient to do
3. accepted; the public good is produced, which is economically
4. defeated; the public good is not produced, which is the proper

 

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256. Majority voting may produce economically inefficient outcomes because it

 

1. does not always lead to fair
2. requires everyone to vote and bear the
3. C. does not consider the strength of individual voters’ preferences.
4. does not provide benefits to everyone.

 

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257. Interest groups result when people

 

1. in a certain zip code vote together.
2. B. who share strong preferences on a choice band
3. do not all vote in
4. do not have strong preferences on the issues to be voted

 

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258. The trading of votes to secure favorable outcomes on decisions that would otherwise be defeated is called

 

1. median-voter
2. the special-interest
3. C. political
4. the paradox of voting.

 

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259. Inefficiencies associated with majority voting may get resolved through

 

1. using the median-voter
2. bureaucratic
3. the paradox of
4. D. political

 

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260. Which of the following would be an avenue for resolving the inefficiencies associated with majority voting?

 

1. A. political logrolling
2. progressive taxation
3. proportional taxation
4. the paradox of voting

 

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261. Which would be an avenue for resolving the inefficiencies associated with majority voting?

 

1. the paradox of voting
2. progressive taxation
3. proportional taxation
4. D. special-interest groups

 

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262. A situation in which society may not be able to rank its preferences consistently through paired-choice majority voting is

 

1. the fallacy of limited decisions.
2. B. the paradox of
3. the median-voter
4. political

 

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263. The major problem with paired-choice majority voting is that the outcome

 

1. is
2. is subject to bribery and
3. C. may depend on the order of the
4. results in clear preferences among the choices.

 

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Public Good Voter X Voter Y Voter Z Stadium 2 3 1 Park 1 2 3 Jail 3 1 2

264.

 

 

 

Refer to the provided table, which shows the ranked preferences of voters for three alternative projects, with “1” being the top preference. In a paired-choice vote between a stadium and a park,

 

1. A. a majority of the voters would favor the park, 2-to-1.
2. a majority of the voters would favor the stadium, 2-to-1.
3. a majority of the voters would favor the park, 3-to-0.
4. a majority of the voters would favor the stadium, 3-to-0.

 

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Public Good Voter X Voter Y Voter Z Stadium 2 3 1 Park 1 2 3 Jail 3 1 2

265.

 

 

 

Refer to the provided table, which shows the ranked preferences of voters for three alternative projects, with “1” being the top preference. In a paired-choice vote between a jail and a stadium,

 

 

 

1. a majority of the voters would favor the jail, 2 to 1.
2. B. a majority of the voters would favor the stadium, 2 to
3. a majority of the voters would favor the jail, 3 to
4. a majority of the voters would favor the stadium, 3 to

 

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Public Good Voter X Voter Y Voter Z Stadium 2 3 1 Park 1 2 3 Jail 3 1 2

266.

 

 

 

Refer to the provided table, which shows the ranked preferences of voters for three alternative projects, with “1” being the top preference. In a paired-choice vote between a park and a jail,

 

 

 

1. a majority of the voters would favor the jail, 3 to
2. a majority of the voters would favor the park, 3 to
3. C. a majority of the voters would favor the jail, 2 to
4. a majority of the voters would favor the park, 2 to 1.

 

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Public Good Voter X Voter Y Voter Z Stadium 2 3 1 Park 1 2 3 Jail 3 1 2

267.

 

 

 

Refer to the provided table, which shows the ranked preferences of voters for three alternative projects, with “1” being the top preference. This situation illustrates the voting inconsistency where a majority of voters prefer the

 

 

 

1. stadium over the park, the park over the jail, and the jail over the
2. park and jail over the stadium, and the jail over the
3. C. stadium over the jail, the jail over the park, and the park over the
4. stadium and jail over the park, and the park over the jail.

 

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268. The sometimes inconsistent results coming from a series of paired-choice voting is due to

 

1. voters changing their
2. irrational preferences among some
3. C. a normal consequence of majority
4. voters not having a good idea of their preferences.

 

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269. Voters are making a choice to spend money on three projects: a dam, a school, or a In the choice between the dam and the school, the majority favors the school. In a choice between a dam and a road, the majority favors a dam. In a choice between a road and a school, the majority favors a road. These rankings indicate that majority voting may

 

1. result in economically efficient outcomes because of rent-seeking
2. reflect irrational
3. C. produce inconsistent
4. lead to consistent choices in spite of irrational community preferences.

 

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270. When politicians support policies such as imposing punitive tariffs on imports, which are popular among voters but which also reduce economic efficiency, we refer to this as

 

1. regulatory capture.
2. B. voter
3. limited and bundled
4. paradox of

 

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271. It is observed that the person representing the middle position on an issue will most likely determine the outcome of an This view is most closely associated with the

 

1. fallacy of limited
2. special-interest
3. paradox of
4. D. median-voter model.

 

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272. When voters have different opinions about an issue, the position that is most likely to be adopted is that of the

 

3. rent
4. D. median

 

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273. The median-voter model indicates that political parties will

 

1. target only those voters who can be influenced by rent
2. direct their work to voters who can be influenced by special
3. campaign at one end of the distribution of voter
4. D. try to appeal to the sentiments of the voter holding the middle

 

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274. The reason why, under majority voting and consistent voter preferences, the median voter’s choice will tend to predominate is because

 

1. the median voter has the strongest preferences compared to the other
2. most voters strongly prefer the median
3. C. extreme voters on either side of the median would prefer the median over the opposite
4. voters’ preferences are bell-shaped, with most of them falling on the median.

 

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275. One implication of the median-voter model is that at any point in time, most voters will

 

1. be happy with the amount of government involvement in the
2. find government involvement in the economy to be too
3. find government involvement in the economy to be too
4. D. be unhappy with the amount of government involvement in the

 

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276. As voters “vote with their feet” and move to political districts where the median voter’s preference is closer to their own, the median voter’s preference will

 

3. C.
4. stagnate.

 

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True / False Questions

277. Majority voting produces efficient outcomes because it takes into account the strength of the preferences of individual voters.

 

FALSE

 

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278. Majority voting on whether or not a public good should be produced could lead to a result where a public good whose costs are bigger than the benefits would end up getting approved by the

 

TRUE

 

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279. If a public good provides social benefits that are greater than its costs, then the majority of voters would always vote in favor of producing the

 

FALSE

 

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280. Special-interest groups result from people with strong preferences on a particular issue banding together to let policymakers know their preferences and could thereby lead to efficient

 

TRUE

 

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281. Political logrolling, or vote trading, can turn a potentially inefficient voting outcome into an efficient

 

TRUE

 

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282. If choice A wins over choice B in a majority vote, while choice B wins over choice C in a majority vote, then we can conclude that choice A would win over choice

 

FALSE

 

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283. Political logrolling always produces economically inefficient

 

FALSE

 

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284. The appeal to government for special benefits at taxpayers’ or someone else’s expense is called the paradox of

 

FALSE

 

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285. Even if individual voters have clear preferences, and they stay consistent in their preferences, we could still end up with the paradox of

 

TRUE

 

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286. One consequence of the paradox of voting is that whoever sets the agenda of a vote could practically predetermine the results of the

 

TRUE

 

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287. In the median-voter model, the median voter refers to the voter who makes her choice at the midpoint of the voting

 

FALSE

 

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288. In the median-voter model, half the voters have stronger or more positive preferences than the median voter, while half of the voters have weaker or more negative

 

TRUE

 

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289. One prediction of the median-voter model is that during elections, candidates will tend to become “centrists.”

 

TRUE

 

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290. One implication of the median-voter model, as applied to a vote regarding how much government involvement to have in the economy, is that most voters would find the resulting government involvement either too large or too

 

TRUE

 

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291. “Voter failure” is one cause of government

 

TRUE

 

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