Question 1

The 2010 health-care reform law commonly known as Obamacare required large companies to provide costly health insurance to their full-time workers. In response, some large companies started preferring to employ part-time workers rather than full-time employees. This is an example of:

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A)   Unintended consequences
B)   The principal-agent problem
C)   Special-interest effect
D)   Limited and bundled choiceE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

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

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A)   Government decision-making
B)   Actions by elected officials
C)   Impact of budget deficits on the public debt
D)   Voting and electionsE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

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

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A)   Over-allocation of resources to the government sector, away from the private sector
B)   "Smaller government" in the economy
C)   Investors losing faith in the government's ability to repay its debts
D)   Government being forced to make drastic cuts in its spendingE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

The public (or national)  debt refers to the:

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A)   Same thing as a budget deficit
B)   Deadweight loss in a market
C)   Accumulation of all past budget deficits
D)   Sum of all the debts of households and businessesE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

The principal-agent problem refers to the problem of:

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A)   Communication between sports and entertainment stars with their agents
B)   How to split profits between labor and management
C)   The interests of delegates deviating from the interests of the delegators
D)   How stockholders of a corporation can elect a board of directorsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

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

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A)   Is constant
B)   Is subject to bribery and abuse
C)   May depend on the order of the voting
D)   Results in clear preferences among the choicesE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 7

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

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A)   The size of government: big versus small
B)   Marginal benefits versus costs of government policy and action
C)   Presence or absence of the "invisible hand"
D)   Revenues and profitability of the government agenciesE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

In the U.S., society makes decisions on the direction of government policies and the provision and financing of public goods through a process that relies heavily on:

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A)   Unanimous voting
B)   General voting
C)   Universal voting
D)   Majority votingE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Assume that Abby, Ben, Clara, Joe, and Matt are the only citizens in a community. A proposed public good has a total cost of $1000. 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?

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A)   Abby, Ben, Clara, and Joe
B)   Ben, Clara, Joe, and Matt
C)   Ben, Clara, and Joe
D)   Abby, Ben, and ClaraE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

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:

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A)   Regulatory capture
B)   Voter failure
C)   Limited and bundled choice
D)   Paradox of votingE) A) and D)
F) B) and C) B

Question 11

Government's ability to force people to do things involuntarily is:

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A)   Unconstitutional in the U.S. and other market economies
B)   Always going to lead to lower economic efficiency
C)   Beneficial if it is used to improve economic efficiency
D)   Always beneficial in reducing the deadweight loss in the economyE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Refer to the graph above. Suppose that its 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:

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A)   The supply curve shift to the left
B)   The supply curve shift to the right
C)   The demand curve shift to the left
D)   The demand curve shift to the rightE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

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

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A)   Investigate and arrest people at random
B)   Force people to do or not do things involuntarily
C)   Discriminate against one group or another in society
D)   Revoke private agreements and contractsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 14

"Informal payments" or "under-the table fees" are a common form of corruption.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 15

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

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A)   The government designates unelected officials to head the various regulatory agencies of different industries
B)   There is a lot of bribery and corruption going on in all major industries that the government seeks to regulate
C)   The industry's leaders are the ones who pushed for the government to impose supervision and regulation over the industry
D)   People who are qualified to supervise and regulate the industry often come from the industry itselfE) B) and D)
F) All of the above D

Question 17

In a market economy, the government's ability to coerce is beneficial in the following cases, except in:

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A)   Correcting for positive externalities
B)   Correcting for negative externalities
C)   Producing public goods
D)   Fixing resource pricesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Pork-barrel politics is a very good illustration of the "clear benefits, hidden costs" perspective of politicians.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Refer to the graph above. Suppose that its 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:

Accepted Answer

A)   The supply curve shift to the left
B)   The supply curve shift to the right
C)   The demand curve shift to the left
D)   The demand curve shift to the rightE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

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

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A)   Outlawing various forms of commercial deception
B)   Imposing pollution taxes on polluting firms
C)   Using tax money to subsidize goods with external benefits
D)   Fixing the prices of various resources and productsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 5: Governments Role and Government Failure

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

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

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The public (or national) debt refers to the:

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The principal-agent problem refers to the problem of:

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

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

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In the U.S., society makes decisions on the direction of government policies and the provision and financing of public goods through a process that relies heavily on:

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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:

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Government's ability to force people to do things involuntarily is:

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Refer to the graph above. Suppose that its 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:

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

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"Informal payments" or "under-the table fees" are a common form of corruption.

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

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In a market economy, the government's ability to coerce is beneficial in the following cases, except in:

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Pork-barrel politics is a very good illustration of the "clear benefits, hidden costs" perspective of politicians.

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Refer to the graph above. Suppose that its 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:

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

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Exam 5: Governments Role and Government Failure

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