What is deadweight loss and under what conditions does it occur?
What will be an ideal response?
The deadweight loss is the decrease in total surplus that results from an inefficient level of production. This is the decrease in consumer surplus plus the decrease in producer surplus that occurs when the market either overproduces or underproduces relative to the efficient quantity.
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Which of the following correctly explains the crowding-out effect?
a) An increase in government expenditures decreases the interest rate and so increases investment spending. b) An increase in government expenditures increases the interest rate and so reduces investment spending. c) A decrease in government expenditures increases the interest rate and so increases investment spending. d) A decrease in government expenditures decrease the interest rate and so reduces investment spending.
Increased liquidity in the banking system occurs when ________
A) people buy more bonds B) the demand for real money balances declines C) banks buy more bonds from the central bank D) all of the above E) none of the above