The "invisible hand" using Adam Smith's terminology refers to
a. government control of the market.
b. market forces working through the price mechanism.
c. the money supply that serves to keep the economy working smoothly.
d. the role of innovation in maintaining a steady rate of growth.
e. "behind-the-scenes" policy making to influence how markets allocate scarce resources.
B
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Total efficiency units of labor in an economy increases if ________
A) the average number of hours worked by each worker decreases B) each worker becomes more productive C) each worker earns a lower wage D) the amount of capital available to each worker diminishes
Investment diversion is considered an obstacle to economic growth because:
a. it would be better to increase the mortality rate of the country, and thus have a higher per capita real GDP. b. investment in health care is highly appreciated by the international community. c. capital infrastructure automatically eliminates population problems. d. the investments in health care affect only the poorest, the least productive inhabitants of a country. e. there is no way for a country to build its industries without an increase in investment on infrastructure.