Under Rent Controls

question 317

Multiple Choice

Under rent controls

• A) there is a shortage of rental units.
• B) the quantity supplied of rental units is greater than it would be under freely competitive markets.
• C) there is less government involvement in rental markets overall because there is a better supply of low-income housing.
• D) all renters are better off than under freely competitive markets.

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Price Level

An indicator of the mean prices for products and services within the economy.

Interest-rate Effect

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Money Supply

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Aggregate-demand Curve

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