When a Tenant in a Rent-Controlled Apartment Sublets the Apartment

question 50

Multiple Choice

When a tenant in a rent-controlled apartment sublets the apartment to another renter at a rent higher than the price ceiling:

• A)it is inefficient.
• B)the transaction takes place on a black market.
• C)there is an increase in quantity demanded.
• D)there is a decrease in quantity demanded.

Grasp the intersection of economics and psychology as it relates to political economy, including the study of rational vs. irrational behavior, decision making, and the impact of information asymmetry.

Learn about behavioral economics concepts such as time inconsistency, satisficing, adverse selection, and screening as they apply to both individual and political decision making.

Recognize the importance of fairness and how it influences economic and political systems, including applications in experiments like the ultimatum game.

Understand how government functioning is analyzed within economics through the study of behavioral economics and political economy.

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