Strengths and Weaknesses of Market-Oriented Policies
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What is the main purpose of incentive-related policies involving adjustments to taxes?

  • To reduce economic growth
  • To decrease the incentives to work and invest
  • To limit the allocation of resources
  • To improve incentives to work, innovate, and invest (correct)
  • How does trade liberalization affect markets?

  • It increases efficiency in production and lowers prices (correct)
  • It limits consumer choice
  • It creates trade barriers
  • It reduces competition and efficiency in production
  • What is a major benefit of freely floating exchange rates?

  • Automatically adjusting to excess demand or supply of a currency (correct)
  • Reducing flexibility for policy-makers
  • Limiting the balance of payments
  • Stagnating economic growth
  • How does opening up countries to free trade impact markets?

    <p>It improves the allocation of resources and increases economic growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of market-determined exchange rates in international transactions?

    <p>To reflect supply and demand forces for a currency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do larger free markets resulting from trade liberalization impact consumer choice?

    <p>Increase consumer choice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main idea behind market-oriented policies?

    <p>To rely on free markets and competition for resource allocation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do market-determined prices help in a market-oriented economy?

    <p>By acting as signals and incentives for decision-making</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of policies encouraging competition like deregulation and privatisation?

    <p>To make markets more competitive and improve resource allocation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do labour market reforms contribute to market-oriented policies?

    <p>By allowing free market forces to improve resource allocation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor is NOT a benefit of policies encouraging competition in a market-oriented economy?

    <p>Higher prices for consumers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are freely floating exchange rates considered a part of market-oriented policies?

    <p>To allow exchange rates to be determined by supply and demand in free markets</p> Signup and view all the answers

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