The best government policy to reduce poverty is
a. a minimum wage law because the resulting unemployment is small in comparison to the benefits to people it helps.
b. an expanded welfare program because people must have an additional "need" such as small children or a disability.
c. an in-kind transfer because it ensures that the poor receive what they need most such as food or shelter.
d. not obvious. Government programs to reduce poverty have many advantages but also many disadvantages.
d
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A) supply; left B) demand; left C) demand; right D) supply; right E) None of the above is correct.
The growth rate of output per person in the economy is called
A. factor growth. B. labor productivity growth. C. per-capita output growth. D. output growth.