If a country has a capital and financial account deficit, that country's stock of international indebtedness is

GDP is not a perfect measure of well-being because

A) the value of leisure is included in GDP. B) GDP is adjusted for increases in drug addiction. C) GDP is not adjusted for pollution. D) GDP is adjusted for changes in crime rates.

Which of the following reforms could potentially reduce spending on health care without reducing the effectiveness of health care received?

A) nationalize health care so that all health services are government funded and operated B) give every citizen a fixed amount of money that can only be spent on health care services C) reimburse consumers for preventive health care expenditures so as to avoid costly emergency medical treatments in the future D) standardize the tax treatment of employer-based health insurance benefits and private spending on health care