1) Which of the following economies is NOT an example of a laissez-faire market economy? A. United...
Question:
1) Which of the following economies is NOT an example of a laissez-faire market economy?
A. | United States in the 1800's | |
B. | Present daySingapore | |
C. | Hong Kong before 2015 | |
D. | Present dayUnited States |
2) What were the common short-term outcomes as socialist economies in Eastern Europe transitioned toward market capitalism after 1991?
A. | Inflation,unemployment, and declining output | |
B. | Labor shortages and rising wages | |
C. | Inflation and booming output | |
D. | Deflation and labor shortages |
3) What is the key challenge to actually implementing a planned socialist economic system in practice?
A. | Income inequality is necessarily worse in planned socialist economies | |
B. | Planned socialist economies are always short on capital | |
C. | Planned socialist economies cannot generate tax revenue | |
D. | Large amount of complex information is required |
4) Which economic system was the first one to use the name socialism?
A. | Green socialism | |
B. | Utopian socialism | |
C. | National socialism | |
D. | Market socialism |
5) Which of the following characteristics is NOT a potential source of inefficiency in market capitalist economies?
A. | Franchise taxes | |
B. | Imperfect information | |
C. | Externalities | |
D. | Monopoly power |