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olgavictoria · **on:** Jun 29, 2018

Suppose the U.S. government encouraged new teachers to take jobs in underperforming schools by paying the new teachers a 20,000 bonus. These teachers would be exemplifying the economic idea that

A) people are rational. B) people respond to economic incentives.
C) equity is more important than efficiency. D) optimal decisions are made at the margin.

Question 2

Which of the following did not contributed to the overall decline in death rates in the United States since 1981?

A) the availability of new prescription drugs B) the decline in the population
C) new surgical techniques D) a decline in smoking