- 1200 words MINIMUM (not including cover/reference pages)
- References- requirement is at least three scholarly articles, ONE the course textbook, TWO using References below.
- Textbook(s)
Arnold, R.A. (2019). Economics (13th ed.). Cengage Learning.
For the Unit 3 Complete assignment, write a (minimum of 1200 words) which addresses the questions and statements below. When finished, it should demonstrate a thorough understanding of the READ and ATTEND sections. A minimum of three scholarly sources are required, and all sources should be cited and referenced in APA format.
- Give an example of each of the following:
- A good that is rivalrous in consumption and is excludable.
- A good that is nonrivalrous in consumption and is excludable.
- A good that is rivalrous in consumption and is nonexcludable.
- A good that is nonrivalrous in consumption and is nonexcludable.
- Identify each of the following as an adverse selection or a moral hazard problem
- A person with car insurance fails to lock his car doors when he shops at a mall.
- A person with a family history of cancer purchases the most complete health coverage available.
- A person with health insurance takes more risks on the ski slopes of Aspen than he would without health insurance.
- A college professor receives tenure (assurance of permanent employment) from her employer and begins to work less hard.
- A bank gives out a loan to a person who does not have a stable job.
- Using the data in the accompanying table, answer the following questions:
- For which good does Canada have a comparative advantage?
- For which good does Italy have a comparative advantage?
- What might be a set of favorable terms of trade for the two countries?
- Prove that both countries would be better off in the specialization-trade case than in the no-specialization-no-trade case.
- In the accompanying figure,
PW is the world price and PW + T is the world price plus a tariff. Identify the following:
a. The level of imports at PW
b. The level of imports at PW + T
c. The loss in consumers’ surplus as a result of a tariff
d. The gain in producers’ surplus as a result of a tariff
e. The tariff revenue received by the government as a result of a tariff
f. The net loss to society as a result of a tariff
g. The net benefit to society of moving from a tariff to no tariff