The most common explanation for Social Security payments accounting for a larger share of federal government expenditures is
a. increases in life expectancy.
b. people becoming eligible for Social Security benefits at an earlier age.
c. increases in birth rates among teenagers and the poor.
d. falling payroll tax receipts.
a
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In the steady-state diagram of the Solow model, an increase in saving per worker is shown by
A) shifting the saving-per-worker curve down, resulting in a lower steady-state capital—labor ratio. B) shifting the saving-per-worker curve up, resulting in a higher steady-state-capital—labor ratio. C) shifting the saving-per-worker curve up, resulting in a lower steady-state capital—labor ratio. D) shifting the saving-per-worker curve down, resulting in a higher steady-state capital—labor ratio.
A state with "right-to-work" laws would most likely have
A) higher employment levels than neighboring states without such laws. B) more workers' benefits than neighboring states without such laws. C) more union workers than neighboring states without such laws. D) more worker safety requirements than neighboring states without such laws.