As discussed in the chapter "Why Poor Countries are poor" from Harford's book, The Undercover Economist, which of the following is a good summary of Mancur Olson's theory of dictatorships in poor countries? A. Democracies are inherently more stable than dictatorships B. Stable dictatorships cause less economic harm than unstable dictatorships C. Stable dictators will do good things for their countries D. Dictatorship inevitably gives rise to anarchy

What is the difference between secure bonds and naked bonds?

Stock a has a beta of 1.2 and a standard deviation of 20%. stock b has a beta of 0.8 and a standard deviation of 25%. portfolio p has $200,000 consisting of $100,000 invested in stock a and $100,000 in stock b. which of the following statements is correct? (assume that the stocks are in equilibrium.) (a) stock b has a higher required rate of return than stock a. (b) portfolio p has a standard deviation of 22.5%. (c) portfolio p has a beta equal to 1.0. (d) more information is needed to determine the portfolio's beta. (e) stock a's returns are less highly correlated with the returns on most other stocks than are b's returns.

What historical context does wiesel convey using the allusion of a fiery sky? he compares the sky to hell. the fires from air raids during world war ii the cremation of jews in the concentration camps the outbreak of forest fires from bombs in world war ii