In a market economy, incomes would be very equal if there was no discrimination

Unemployment in the post-World War II era (1945–50)

(a) was reduced only because of the post-war decline in the size of the civilian labor force. (b) rose above wartime levels, but remained far below the levels of the 1930s. (c) rose in response to the decline in civilian consumption levels. (d) remained at the low levels achieved in World War II (1941–45).

By providing free garbage removal, a community

a. discourages activities that produce detrimental externalities. b. encourages citizens to recycle items rather than throw them out. c. leads citizens to throw out more garbage than is socially optimal. d. None of the above is correct.