QUESTION 27 If the federal government gives a grant to a state to spend only on education and total state education spending does not increase at all, which of these is TRUE empirically? Assume that education is a normal good. O a. There is a flypaper effect. Ob. There is a substantial substitution effect. O c. There is NO income effect. Od. There is both an income effect and a substitution effect.
QUESTION 27 If the federal government gives a grant to a state to spend only on education and total state education spending does not increase at all, which of these is TRUE empirically? Assume that education is a normal good. O a. There is a flypaper effect. Ob. There is a substantial substitution effect. O c. There is NO income effect. Od. There is both an income effect and a substitution effect.
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![QUESTION 27
If the federal government gives a grant to a state to spend only on education and total state education spending does not increase at all, which
of these is TRUE empirically? Assume that education is a normal good.
O a. There is a flypaper effect.
Ob. There is a substantial substitution effect.
Oc. There is NO income effect.
Od. There is both an income effect and a substitution effect.
QUESTION 28
The earnings test in Social Security is essentially a:
a. tax on earnings.
Ob. subsidy on earnings.
c. forced savings mechanism.
Od. redistribution mechanism.
QUESTION 29
Pam and Kunal are the only members of a community that is trying to determine how much of a public good should be produced. Suppose that
Pam is willing to pay $10 for the fourth unit of the public good, while Kunal is willing to pay $3 for it. What is the community's marginal
willingness to pay for the fourth unit of the public good?
a. $3
b. $4
c. $10
d. $13
QUESTION 30
In a Lindahl equilibrium:
O a. no one could be made better off by reducing their tax burden, all things equal.
O b. most but not all individuals are happy to pay their taxes to receive the benefits.
O c. the government must subsidize the project by using nontax financing schemes.
O d. everyone is willing to pay the taxes to receive the benefits.
QUESTION 31
What happens to the efficiency gap if districts are redrawn so that Party A loses by a slim margin in all districts?
O a. It falls to zero.
Ob. It decreases.
O c. It increases.
O d. It remains unchanged.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F0c015292-e614-4754-9a92-673e636d111d%2Fb05c2d90-3e3f-4385-86f3-82e2564616fa%2Fkys56dg_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 27
If the federal government gives a grant to a state to spend only on education and total state education spending does not increase at all, which
of these is TRUE empirically? Assume that education is a normal good.
O a. There is a flypaper effect.
Ob. There is a substantial substitution effect.
Oc. There is NO income effect.
Od. There is both an income effect and a substitution effect.
QUESTION 28
The earnings test in Social Security is essentially a:
a. tax on earnings.
Ob. subsidy on earnings.
c. forced savings mechanism.
Od. redistribution mechanism.
QUESTION 29
Pam and Kunal are the only members of a community that is trying to determine how much of a public good should be produced. Suppose that
Pam is willing to pay $10 for the fourth unit of the public good, while Kunal is willing to pay $3 for it. What is the community's marginal
willingness to pay for the fourth unit of the public good?
a. $3
b. $4
c. $10
d. $13
QUESTION 30
In a Lindahl equilibrium:
O a. no one could be made better off by reducing their tax burden, all things equal.
O b. most but not all individuals are happy to pay their taxes to receive the benefits.
O c. the government must subsidize the project by using nontax financing schemes.
O d. everyone is willing to pay the taxes to receive the benefits.
QUESTION 31
What happens to the efficiency gap if districts are redrawn so that Party A loses by a slim margin in all districts?
O a. It falls to zero.
Ob. It decreases.
O c. It increases.
O d. It remains unchanged.
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