Balance of payments deficits arise whenever the exchange rate is set at an artificially high level

Direct costs of a public sector investment project are generally easier to measure than the direct benefits

a. true b. false

Suppose that Pat has the legal right to fly an extremely noisy airplane over Chris's apartment and that he values that right at $1,000 per year. Chris would be willing to pay $1,200 per year to avoid the noise. In that case

a. Pat will be required to eliminate the overflight b. Chris will move to a new apartment c. Pat and Chris have a powerful incentive to agree to eliminate the overflight because both would benefit from it d. some governmental agency will step in to require Pat to choose a different flight pattern e. some governmental agency will require Chris to move to a new apartment