Question 1

"Earmarks" refer to

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

Question 2

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

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A) greater economic efficiency resulting from the abundance of public goods produced 
B) permanently high levels of output and continued economic growth 
C) greater political control over monetary policy 
D) government control of an inefficiently large share of the economy's resources 
A) greater economic efficiency resulting from the abundance of public goods produced 
B) permanently high levels of output and continued economic growth 
C) greater political control over monetary policy 
D) government control of an inefficiently large share of the economy's resources

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

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A) politicians may not be objective in evaluating economic policy programs due to their individual biases. 
B) because of the importance of television and other modern communication media, the best and brightest candidates may not be the ones elected by voters. 
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 voter. 
D) the most economically efficient public policy programs may not be selected because political leaders do not know enough about economics. 
A) politicians may not be objective in evaluating economic policy programs due to their individual biases. 
B) because of the importance of television and other modern communication media, the best and brightest candidates may not be the ones elected by voters. 
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 voter. 
D) the most economically efficient public policy programs may not be selected because political leaders do not know enough about economics.

Question 5

Public choice theorists contend that

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A) government can efficiently correct instances of market system failure. 
B) the existence of cost-benefit analysis has brought about the efficient use of resources in the public sector. 
C) public bureaucracies are inherently more efficient than private enterprises. 
D) public bureaucracies are inherently less efficient than private enterprises.Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 
A) government can efficiently correct instances of market system failure. 
B) the existence of cost-benefit analysis has brought about the efficient use of resources in the public sector. 
C) public bureaucracies are inherently more efficient than private enterprises. 
D) public bureaucracies are inherently less efficient than private enterprises.Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

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A) discern the prices of specific goods and services in the economy. 
B) comprehensively assess the marginal costs and benefits of specific programs. 
C) monitor the incomes of individual firms and households. 
D) estimate the total amount of spending incurred by the government. 
A) discern the prices of specific goods and services in the economy. 
B) comprehensively assess the marginal costs and benefits of specific programs. 
C) monitor the incomes of individual firms and households. 
D) estimate the total amount of spending incurred by the government.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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?

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A) debt management 
B) unfunded liabilities 
C) monetary policy 
D) fiscal policy 
A) debt management 
B) unfunded liabilities 
C) monetary policy 
D) fiscal policy

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Monetary stimulus is most helpful to an economy

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A) that is experiencing high inflation. 
B) that is in recession. 
C) experiencing significant negative externalities. 
D) with few public goods. 
A) that is experiencing high inflation. 
B) that is in recession. 
C) experiencing significant negative externalities. 
D) with few public goods.

Question 14

"Government failure" is a prominent topic in

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A) public choice theory. 
B) Keynesian economics. 
C) socialist theory. 
D) behavioral economics. 
A) public choice theory. 
B) Keynesian economics. 
C) socialist theory. 
D) behavioral economics.

Question 15

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

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A) overallocation 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 spending. 
A) overallocation 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 spending.

Question 16

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

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A) made their central banks be politically independent. 
B) put their central banks under the full control of their law-making agencies. 
C) allowed the heads of their central banks to serve for very short terms. 
D) made elected officials be the heads of their central banks. 
A) made their central banks be politically independent. 
B) put their central banks under the full control of their law-making agencies. 
C) allowed the heads of their central banks to serve for very short terms. 
D) made elected officials be the heads of their central banks.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) fallacy of limited decisions. 
B) special-interest effect. 
C) paradox of voting. 
D) median-voter model. 
A) fallacy of limited decisions. 
B) special-interest effect. 
C) paradox of voting. 
D) median-voter model.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) chronic budget deficits. 
B) misdirection of stabilization policy. 
C) unfunded liabilities. 
D) all of these. 
A) chronic budget deficits. 
B) misdirection of stabilization policy. 
C) unfunded liabilities. 
D) all of these.

Question 19

Individual accountability within the government bureaucracy

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Governments Role and Government Failure

"Earmarks" refer to

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

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

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

Public choice theorists contend that

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

Monetary stimulus is most helpful to an economy

"Government failure" is a prominent topic in

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

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

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

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

Individual accountability within the government bureaucracy

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

Limits, Alternatives, and Choices

The Market System and the Circular Flow

Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium

Market Failures: Public Goods and Externalities

Elasticity

Utility Maximization

Behavioral Economics

Businesses and the Costs of Production

Pure Competition in the Short Run

Pure Competition in the Long Run

Pure Monopoly

Monopolistic Competition

Oligopoly and Strategic Behavior

Technology, Rd, and Efficiency

The Demand for Resources

Wage Determination

Rent, Interest, and Profit

Natural Resource and Energy Economics

Public Finance: Expenditures and Taxes

Antitrust Policy and Regulation

Agriculture: Economics and Policy

Income Inequality, Poverty, and Discrimination

Health Care

Immigration

An Introduction to Macroeconomics

Measuring Domestic Output and National Income

Economic Growth

Business Cycles, Unemployment, and Inflation

Basic Macroeconomic Relationships

The Aggregate Expenditures Model

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

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Money, Banking, and Financial Institutions

Money Creation

Interest Rates and Monetary Policy

Financial Economics

Extending the Analysis of Aggregate Supply

Current Issues in Macro Theory and Policy

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The Balance of Payments, Exchange Rates, and Trade Deficits

The Economics of Developing Countries

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