An alternative to rent-control laws that would not reduce the quantity of housing supplied is
a. the payment by government of a fraction of a poor family's rent.
b. higher taxes on rental income earned by landlords.
c. a policy that prevents landlords from evicting tenants.
d. a policy that allows government to confiscate residential property for the purpose of commercial development.
a
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A) the change in sensitive material prices. B) the index of industrial production. C) employees on non-agricultural payrolls. D) average duration of unemployment.
Which one of the following would create a demand for a foreign currency and supply of dollars in the foreign exchange market?
a. the spending of French tourists in the United States b. the purchase of Japanese automobiles by American consumers c. the sale of U.S. computer equipment to a French buyer d. the purchase of a U.S. shoe factory by a Mexican investor