曼昆《经济学原理》（微观）第五版测试题库 (11).doc

Chapter 11Public Goods and Common ResourcesTRUE/FALSE1. When goods are available free of charge, the market forces that normally allocate resources in our economy are absent.ANS: T DIF: 2 REF: 11-0NAT: Analytic LOC: Markets, market failure, and externalities TOP: Market failure MSC: Interpretive2. Free goods are usually efficiently allocated without government intervention.ANS: F DIF: 2 REF: 11-0NAT: Analytic LOC: Markets, market failure, and externalities TOP: Market failure MSC: Interpretive3. Most goods in our economy are allocated in markets, where buyers pay for what they receive and sellers are paid for what they provide.ANS: T DIF: 1 REF: 11-0NAT: Analytic LOC: The Study of economics, and definitions in economicsTOP: Private goods MSC: Applicative4. Government intervention cannot improve the allocation of resources for goods that do not have prices attached to them.ANS: F DIF: 2 REF: 11-0NAT: Analytic LOC: The role of government TOP: Public goodsMSC: Interpretive5. A good that is excludable but not rival is known as a natural monopoly.ANS: T DIF: 1 REF: 11-1NAT: Analytic LOC: The Study of economics, and definitions in economicsTOP: Natural monopolies MSC: Definitional6. National Public Radio would be considered a natural monopoly.ANS: F DIF: 2 REF: 11-1NAT: Analytic LOC: The Study of economics, and definitions in economicsTOP: Natural monopolies MSC: Interpretive7. Concerts in arenas are not excludable because it is virtually impossible to prevent someone from seeing the show.ANS: F DIF: 1 REF: 11-1NAT: Analytic LOC: The Study of economics, and definitions in economicsTOP: Excludability MSC: Applicative8. A pair of jeans is rival but non-excludable.ANS: F DIF: 1 REF: 11-1NAT: Analytic LOC: The Study of economics, and definitions in economicsTOP: Excludability | Rivalry in consumption MSC: Applicative9. A good that is rival in consumption is one that someone can be prevented from using if she did not pay for it.ANS: F DIF: 1 REF: 11-1NAT: Analytic LOC: The Study of economics, and definitions in economicsTOP: Excludability | Rivalry in consumption MSC: Definitional10. Some goods can be classified as either public goods or private goods depending on the circumstances.ANS: T DIF: 2 REF: 11-1NAT: Analytic LOC: The Study of economics, and definitions in economicsTOP: Public goods | Private goods MSC: Interpretive11. Roads can be considered either public goods or common resources, depending on how congested they are.ANS: T DIF: 1 REF: 11-1NAT: Analytic LOC: The Study of economics, and definitions in economicsTOP: Public goods | Common resources MSC: Applicative12. When one person enjoys the benefit of a tornado siren, she reduces the benefit to others.ANS: F DIF: 1 REF: 11-1NAT: Analytic LOC: The Study of economics, and definitions in economicsTOP: Rivalry in consumption MSC: Applicative13. Some goods, such as lighthouses, can switch between being public goods and being private goods depending on the circumstances.ANS: T DIF: 2 REF: 11-2NAT: Analytic LOC: Understanding and applying economic modelsTOP: Public goods | private goods MSC: Interpretive14. A free-rider is someone who receives the benefit of a good but avoids paying for it.ANS: T DIF: 1 REF: 11-2NAT: Analytic LOC: The Study of economics, and definitions in economicsTOP: Free riders MSC: Definitional15. A free rider is a person who pays for a good but does not receive the benefit of it.ANS: F DIF: 1 REF: 11-2NAT: Analytic LOC: The Study of economics, and definitions in economicsTOP: Free riders MSC: Definitional16. One benefit to the patent system is that it encourages the production of technical knowledge.ANS: T DIF: 1 REF: 11-2NAT: Analytic LOC: Markets, market failure, and externalities TOP: Excludability MSC: Applicative17. Government agencies, such as the National Science Foundation, subsidize basic research because in the absence of a subsidy too little research would be conducted.ANS: T DIF: 1 REF: 11-2NAT: Analytic LOC: Markets, market failure, and externalities TOP: Public goods MSC: Applicative18. Although national defense is currently a public good, economists who advocate small government generally agree that the U.S. should privatize national defense to increase the efficiency of the good.ANS: F DIF: 2 REF: 11-2NAT: Analytic LOC: The Study of economics, and definitions in economicsTOP: Public goods MSC: Interpretive19. In some cases the government can make everyone better off by raising taxes to pay for certain goods that the market fails to provide.ANS: T DIF: 2 REF: 11-2NAT: Analytic LOC: The role of government TOP: Public goodsMSC: Interpretive20. Even economists who advocate small government agree that national defense is a good that the government should provide.ANS: T DIF: 1 REF: 11-2NAT: Analytic LOC: The role of government TOP: Public goodsMSC: Ap。