An Example of a Government Expenditure That Is a Transfer

question 4

Multiple Choice

An example of a government expenditure that is a transfer payment is

• A) payments made to the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
• B) education payments.
• C) employment- insurance (EI) payments.
• D) construction costs of a new government- owned airport.
• E) salaries of welfare case workers.

Identify cognitive biases such as self-serving bias, endowment effect, and availability heuristic and their impact on behavior.

Comprehend how framing effects influence decision-making and consumer behavior.

Distinguish between neoclassical economics and behavioral economics, especially regarding assumptions of rationality and decision-making processes.

Understand the role of heuristics in decision-making and their contribution to systematic errors in judgment.

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