While Legislation Enacted in 1998 Granted the Bank of Japan

question 8

Multiple Choice

While legislation enacted in 1998 granted the Bank of Japan new powers and greater autonomy, its critics contend that its independence is ________.

• A) limited by the Ministry of Finance's control over a portion of its budget
• B) too great because it need not pursue a policy of price stability even if that is the popular will of the people
• C) too great since the Ministry of Finance no longer has veto power over the bank's budget
• D) limited since the Ministry of Finance can dismiss senior bank officials

Define and explain the effects of monopsony in the labor market.

Evaluate the economic and labor market implications of immigration.

Apply the concept of opportunity cost in the context of labor economics.

Define the concept of the marginal product of labor.

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