When a government fines and/or imprisons convicted drug dealers, it is attempting to reduce the illegal drug trade by shifting the ________ curve for illegal drugs ________.
A: demand; rightward
B: demand; leftward
C: supply; rightward
D: supply; leftward
A: demand; rightward
B: demand; leftward
C: supply; rightward
D: supply; leftward
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- An increase in labor productivity shifts the labor ________ curve ________. A: demand; rightward B: demand; leftward C: supply; rightward D: supply; leftward
- According to the Law of Demand, the demand curve for a good will A: shift leftward when the price of the good increases. B: slope downward. C: shift rightward when the price of the good increases. D: slope upward.
- An increase in labor productivity shifts the A: labor demand curve rightward. B: labor demand curve leftward. C: labor supply curve rightward. D: labor supply curve leftward
- An advance in technology that increases productivity and an increase in the working-age population results in a A: rightward shift of the labor supply curve. B: rightward shift of the labor demand curve. C: rightward shift of the labor demand curve and of the labor supply curve. D: no change to the production function.
- An increase in taxes on labor income shifts the labor supply curve ________ and the ________. A: leftward; after-tax wage rate falls B: rightward; before-tax wage rate rises C: leftward; after-tax wage rate rises D: rightward; before-tax wage rate falls