1. (5 pts) Three residents in the community vote on the number of police officer
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1. (5 pts) Three residents in the community vote on the number of police officers to staff their local police station. Henry prefers 20 officers, Mike prefers 16 officers, and Leo perfers 12 officers. If the current vote is choosing between 17 and 18 officers, which of the following statement is correct?
(a) Mike is not the medium voter in this vote.
(b) Henry and Mike will vote for 18.
(c) Leo and Mike will vote for 18.
(d) Leo and Mike will vote for 17.
2. (5 pts) Which of the following statement is NOT true about the Tiebout model.
(a) It results in efficient levels of public good provision.
(b) It results in segregation.
(c) It assumes that residents are perfect mobile.
(d) It assumes proportional tax.
3. (5 pts) Which of the following statement is true about neighborhood segregation in the United States?
(a) There is only income segregation in the United States.
(b) Neighborhood segregation helps with providing optimal levels of public goods.
(c) Minimum lot zoning exacerbates neighborhood segregation.
(d) Neighborhood segregation by race is due to historical reasons, not due to economic
reasons.
Explanation / Answer
(d) is correct Leo and Mike will minimize the difference and will therefore choose the one that is relatively nearer to their preference which is 17. (c). The limitation of the tiebout model is that the people are not perfectly mobile. (c) Minimum lot zoning exacerbates nbd segregation
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