Author Question: A quota is the same as a voluntary export restraint. Indicate whether the statement is true or ... (Read 93 times)

craiczarry

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 527
A quota is the same as a voluntary export restraint.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

What role might contests among superstars play in accounting for income inequality?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


l.stuut

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 345
Answer to Question 1

FALSE

Answer to Question 2

Contests can explain why the super-rich have incomes that have increased greatly over the years. With increased globalization, the pool of contestants has increased dramatically. With the larger number of conspiracy, each contestant's probability of winning has shrunk. So contests need to have larger differences in payouts for the winners versus the losers so as to induce larger efforts to win the contest. The result is that the contest winnersbe they sports stars, entertainment stars, of CEOsnowadays have much larger incomes than the vast number of losers.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

Eating carrots will improve your eyesight. Carrots are high in vitamin A (retinol), which is essential for good vision. It can also be found in milk, cheese, egg yolks, and liver.

Did you know?

As of mid-2016, 18.2 million people were receiving advanced retroviral therapy (ART) worldwide. This represents between 43–50% of the 34–39.8 million people living with HIV.

Did you know?

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women age 65 years of age or older should be screened with bone densitometry.

Did you know?

When intravenous medications are involved in adverse drug events, their harmful effects may occur more rapidly, and be more severe than errors with oral medications. This is due to the direct administration into the bloodstream.

Did you know?

The modern decimal position system was the invention of the Hindus (around 800 AD), involving the placing of numerals to indicate their value (units, tens, hundreds, and so on).

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library