Economic Systems and Growth
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What is the main benefit of economies growing?

  • Stagnant incomes and lower standard of living
  • More government control and regulation
  • Decreased innovation and economic growth
  • Increased incomes and higher standard of living (correct)
  • What do market economies rely on for determining production and prices?

  • Unrestricted competition between privately owned businesses and consumers (correct)
  • Collaboration between businesses and consumers
  • Government intervention and control
  • Random fluctuations in supply and demand
  • What type of markets do economists typically promote as the best for driving economic growth?

  • Free markets (correct)
  • Black markets
  • Monopolistic markets
  • Controlled markets
  • Why do consumers and producers usually cooperate in market economies?

    <p>To give each other what they want</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is considered a pioneer in the field of promoting free markets as the best way to drive economic growth?

    <p>Adam Smith</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What guides the factors of production in a command economy?

    <p>Central authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is typically lacking in command economies due to government-fixed wages?

    <p>Incentive for workers to work faster or produce more</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do most economists maintain about command economies?

    <p>They do more harm than good</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can harm efficiency in a command economy due to making many economic decisions?

    <p>Enormous and complex bureaucracy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is sacrificed in the name of individual liberties in command economies?

    <p>Individual liberties</p> Signup and view all the answers

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