Critically evaluate the following statement made in favor of the sub-prime loan bailout of mortgage companies who made high interest rate loans to marginal credit-worthy customers
"The government should do everything within its powers to prop up ailing lenders and homeowners, just as they've done in the past with other troubled industries, from airlines to savings and loans"
Bailing out mortgage companies and banks that have engaged in risky behavior may encourage the same kind of behavior in the future.
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Under autarky, consumer surplus is represented by the area
A) above the supply curve and below the equilibrium price. B) above the demand curve and below the supply curve. C) below the demand curve and above the equilibrium price. D) above the supply curve and below the demand curve.
Refer to Figure 17-6. Under Scheme I
A) workers signal their productivity to the firm by consistently selling above 30 vacuum cleaners. B) the incentive to increase productivity only occurs for sales of fewer than 20 vacuum cleaners or more than 30 vacuum cleaners. C) workers compete with each other to see who can sell more than 20 vacuum cleaners in the shortest possible time. D) workers have no incentive to sell more than 30 vacuum cleaners.