Rent Controls Are

question 96

Multiple Choice

Rent controls are:

• A) an efficient and equitable way to help the poor.
• B) inefficient, but a pretty good way to solve a serious social problem.
• C) an inefficient way to help the poor in raising their standard of living.
• D) an efficient way to allocate housing.

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Definitions:

Consumption Function

An economic formula representing the relationship between total consumption and gross national income, suggesting that people will spend more as their income increases.

Price Level

A metric that represents the median of present prices for all types of goods and services in the economy.

Future Expectations

The anticipations or outlook that consumers and businesses have about economic conditions that affect their spending and investment decisions.

Deferring Consumption

The act of postponing spending money on consumption goods to save or invest for future use.