A positive externality
a. causes the product to be overproduced.
b. provides an additional benefit to market participants.
c. benefits consumers because it results in a lower equilibrium price.
d. is a benefit to a market bystander.
d
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(I) Governments that respect property rights and freedom of exchange while following monetary (and fiscal) policies consistent with relative price stability, establish the foundation for economic growth. (II) Governments have often diminished the economic prospects of a nation by levying high taxes, instituting price controls, and following inflationary monetary policies
a. I is true; II is false. b. I is false; II is true. c. Both I and II are true. d. Both I and II are false.
The aggregate demand curve
A. slopes upward. B. slopes downward. C. is perfectly vertical. D. is perfectly horizontal.