This year aetna announced it was moving out of hartford, connecticut, where it had held it headquarters for over 100 years. the announcement sent shockwaves through an already economically challenged state. how would aetna leaving have an impact on the local community?

a. restaurants close to the office building may close due to lack of customers.
b. courses in insurance adjustment would no longer be offered at the community college.
c. people would move out of connecticut causing a housing market issue with too many homes for sale
d. employees would no longer exercise at the local park
e. there would be vacant office buildings with no property taxes being paid.

Luis and rosa, citizens of costa rica, moved to the united states in year 1 where they both lived and worked. in year 3, they provided the total support for their four young children (all under the age of 10). two children lived with luis and rosa in the u.s., one child lived with his aunt in mexico, and one child lived with her grandmother in costa rica. none of the children earned any income. all of the children were citizens of costa rica. the child in mexico was a resident of mexico, and the child in costa rica was a resident of costa rica. how many total exemptions (personal exemptions plus exemptions for dependents) may luis and rosa claim on their year 3 joint income tax return? a. 6 b. 5 c. 4 d. 2

Minneapolis federal reserve bank economist edward prescott estimates the elasticity of the u.s. labor supply to be 3. given this elasticity, what would be the impact of funding the social security program with tax increases on the number of hours worked and on the amount of taxes collected to fund social security?

(a) what was the opportunity cost of non-gm food for many buyers before 2008? (b) why did they prefer the alternative? (c) what was the opportunity cost in 2008? (d) why did it change?