A study showing that eating ranch salad dressing might be harmful to one’s health slightly reduces the demand for the product. However, a new bottling method greatly increases the production of this dressing. Considering this, the equilibrium quantity of this dressing would ______.

When China embarked on market changes towards urbanization and manufacturing in 1978, urban disposable incomes were 2.6 times greater than rural net income. By 2008 they were 3.3 times bigger

Which of the following have the market changes sketched above have most likely NOT caused? A) Increased income inequality between rural and urban populations B) A movement towards a bell-shaped distribution of income C) An increased Gini ratio D) The Lorenz curve for income to move further away to the line of equality

Between 1860 and 1890, both daily wages and annual earnings

a. fell slightly. b. stayed roughly the same. c. increased by 10%. d. increased by 50%.