A. transitivity
B. impossibility
C. independence
D. unanimity
Economics Mcqs
Refer to Figure 1 What percent of the population vote for A when the choice is between A and B ?
A. 75 percent
B. 35 percent
C. 60 percent
D. 40 percent
E. 25 percent
hich of the following is not a property required of a perfect voting system ?
A. The median voter always wins
B. no dictators
C. independence of irrelevant
D. transitivity
Which of the following is true under pairwise majority rule if people vote for the outcome closest to their most preferred outcome ?
A. The average preferred outcome wins
B. There is no clear winner due to Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem.
C. The outcome preferred by the median voter wins
D. The outcome preferred by the greatest number of voters wins.
In the ultimatum game, what split would be rational for both the person proposing the split and the person who must accept or reject the split ?
A. There is no rational solution
B. 75/25
C. 99/1
D. 1/99
E. 50/50
Jamil’s friend dies of a sudden heart attack. Jamil rushes to his doctor for an expensive physical examination. This response demonstrates that ?
A. People give too much weight to a small number of vivid observations
B. People easily change their minds when confronted with new information
C. People enjoy going to the doctor
D. People tend to plan ahead and follow through on their plans
Which of the following is a response to People’s inconsistent behavior over time ?
A. all of these answers
B. forced contributions to a retirement plan
C. year-end bonuses
D. efficiency wages
Nicole wants to avoid buying a car that is a lemon. She takes a car she would like to buy to her mechanic before she purchases it. This is known as ?
A. screening
B. signaling
C. moral hazard
D. adverse selection
Which of the following must be true about a signal that is used to reveal private information in order for the signal to be effective ?
A. It must be “as seen on TV”
B. It must be free to the signaling party
C. It must be costly to the signaling party but less costly to the party with higher-quality product
D. It must be applied to an inexpensive product
Which of the following best demonstrates the problem of moral hazard ?
A. Josephine doesn’t buy health insurance because it is too expensive, and she is healthy
B. A life insurance company forces Enzo to have a medical examination prior to selling him insurance
C. Enzo drives more recklessly after he buys car insurance
D. Fatima chooses to attend a well-respected college