Oligopolies are difficult to analyze because of the interdependent nature of management decisions

Welfare benefits

a. may do of all of the following b. may discourage poor people from taking jobs c. may cause job skills to deteriorate d. take the form of cash or in-kind transfers e. allow increased consumption by many poor children

Between 2001 and 2005, sub-prime (including Atl-A) mortgages ____________ as a share of the total

a. fell from 30 percent to less than 10 percent b. rose from 5 percent to 10 percent c. rose from 10 percent to more than 30 percent d. fell from more than 20 percent to less than 10 percent