Economic regulation occurs when:
a. monopoly is the optimal market structure
b. the industry is highly competitive
c. the product is important to economic welfare
d. the government owns the assets of the industry
e. the product price, if left unregulated, would be too low
a
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If a perfectly competitive industry becomes a monopoly and the costs do not change, which of the following allocation of costs and benefits applies?
A) The producer benefits, but consumers and society are harmed. B) The producer and society are harmed, but consumers benefit. C) The producer and society benefit, but consumers are harmed. D) The producer is harmed, but consumers and society benefit. E) The producer, consumers, and society all benefit.
According to the classical dichotomy, which of these magnitudes is affected by monetary policy?
A. the price level B. the real wage C. the real interest rate D. the rate of growth of real GDP