The Balance of Payments ____

question 80

Multiple Choice

The balance of payments ____.

• A) b and e
• B) is always zero
• C) with some nations is different than it is with others
• D) is negative when the nation runs a trade deficit
• E) can only be expanded when the government has foreign exchange reserves

Comprehend Arrow's Impossibility Theorem and its significance in social choice theory.

Analyze the Median Voter Theorem and its application in predicting outcomes of elections and decision-making scenarios.

Understand the properties of a "perfect" voting system as proposed by Kenneth Arrow and identify voting systems that fail to meet these criteria.

Evaluate the consequences of the Condorcet Paradox in voting and social choice contexts.

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