An increase in the minimum wage will cause a relatively large increase in unemployment among ?

An increase in the minimum wage will cause a relatively large increase in unemployment among ?

A. unskilled workers if the demand for labour is relatively inelastic
B. unskilled workers if the demand for labour is relatively elastic
C. skilled workers if the demand for labour is relatively elastic
D. skilled workers if the demand for labour is relatively inelastic

Rawls’s suggestion that policy should be directed at maximizing the welfare of the least well off person in society is derived from ?

Rawls’s suggestion that policy should be directed at maximizing the welfare of the least well off person in society is derived from ?

A. the idea that people should consider policy as if behind a veil of ignorance as to what their circumstances might be in society, and the idea that as long as there is no theft then there is no need for governments to intervene and redistribute income.
B. the idea that people should consider policy as if behind a veil of ignorance as to what their circumstances might be in society, and the idea that people will then be particularly concerned about the possibility that they might find themselves at the bottom of the income distribution
C. the idea that people a veil of ignorance as policy as if behind a veil of ignorance as to what their circumstances might be in society, and the ignorant people should be looked after
D. the idea that everyone in society should have an equal income

Rank utilitarianism liberalism, and libertarianism in sequence from the political philosophy that would redistribute income the greatest to the one that would redistribute income the least?

Rank utilitarianism liberalism, and libertarianism in sequence from the political philosophy that would redistribute income the greatest to the one that would redistribute income the least?

A. utilitarianism, liberalism, libertarianism
B. All three political philosophies argue for similar degree of income redistribution
C. liberalism, libertarianism, utilitarianism
D. libertarianism liberalism, utilarianism
E. libertariansim, utilitarianism, libertarianism

Mariam earns more than Seamus and she came by her income fairly and honestly which of the following political philosophies would argue against the redistribution of income from Mariam to Seamus ?

Mariam earns more than Seamus and she came by her income fairly and honestly which of the following political philosophies would argue against the redistribution of income from Mariam to Seamus ?

A. all of these answers
B. libertarianism
C. utilitarianism
D. none of these answers

Because people’s income vary other the life cycle and because there are transitory shocks to people’s incomes the standard measures of income distribution ?

Because people’s income vary other the life cycle and because there are transitory shocks to people’s incomes the standard measures of income distribution ?

A. exaggerate the inequality of living standards
B. could exaggerate or understate the inequality of living standards depending on whether the transitory shocks are positive or negative
C. understate the inequality of living standards
D. accurately represent the true inequality of living standards

Permanent income is ?

Permanent income is ?

A. Social Security income of the elderly and disabled
B. none of these answers
C. wages fixed by a union or other labour contract
D. equal to the minimum wage
E. a person’s normal or average income

Tax shifting ?

Tax shifting ?

A. is the way in which a tax is structured
B. occurs when households can alter their behaviour and do something to avoid paying tax
C. occurs when taxes cause prices to increase but wages to fall.
D. is the ultimate distribution of a tax’s burden