By examining the data on the 18th century market for beaver furs, we learn an important economic lesson: Intense and growing competition in the absence of appropriate ____________ fails.
a. property rights
b. government controls
c. price ceilings
d. tort laws
Question 2
Between 1860 and 1910, output in manufacturing, mining, and railroad freight hauling
a. expanded more rapidly than the labor force in these sectors.
b. grew at about the same rate as the labor force in these sectors.
c. grew more slowly than the labor force in these sectors.
d. expanded, while the labor force in these sectors declined.