Econ multiple-choice questions
QUESTION 2
1. According to the Frontline documentary, the "Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program" provides:
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many accounting audits of the program to ensure that the money all goes to build more affordable housing units |
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more and more affordable housing units annually under this federal program. |
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a greater proportion of affordable apartments in mostly higher income areas, like the Northern Dallas suburb of McKinney. |
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substantial financial benefits for the real estate investors that supply and build new, affordable units |
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QUESTION 3
1. California's newly implemented statewide rent control legislation:
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Does not allow rents to increase for the next five years. |
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Allows rent to increase by 5 percent annually plus the rate of inflation. |
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is the most difficult type of housing policy for politicians to support |
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will result in a surplus of affordable housing over time |
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QUESTION 4
1. The "Standard Model" of rent control is characterized by:
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an absolute rent ceil price which is fixed below the rental price that would allow landlords to make a fair rate of return on their investment in rental housing. |
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an overall loss in consumer surplus. |
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an increase in producer's surplus |
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a substantial increase in the number affordable rental housing units. |
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QUESTION 5
1. While there could be an overall loss in social welfare (socially efficiency) caused by rent control, a local public official could be in favor of rent control because:
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rent control provides local tenants with predictable, stable rents and this policy does not require an unpopular tax increase or a budget cut in a competing local government program. |
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of the growing popular support for nation-wide rent control legislation. |
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Landlords are already wealthy and will not mind new restrictions on rent increases |
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rent control results in an overall increase in amount of affordable housing available to the lowest income families in a local jurisdiction. |
3 points
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QUESTION 7
1. Creating moves to high opportunity areas (CMTO) is:
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a more targeted form of Section 8 federal housing vouchers |
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is designed to work just like the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Program |
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an extreme form of absolute rent control |
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failing the 2.2 million who will never get out of low opportunity neighborhoods |
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QUESTION 8
1. The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program:
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has steadily increased the number of low-income units built in every year which is why its program funding has increased. |
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has significantly reduced housing segregation along the fault-lines of race and income. |
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has produced fewer units than it did 20 years ago, even though it's costing taxpayers 66 percent more in tax credits. |
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has been praised for government oversight that has steadily cut the cost of providing more low-income housing to the poorest families. |
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QUESTION 9
1. One substantial problem with the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program is that
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they will not take Section 8 tenants |
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there are too many accounting audits that make these developments unprofitable |
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the housing units are not being built in high opportunity areas |
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None of the units built provide housing in low-income, low opportunity areas where they are needed. |
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QUESTION 10
1. With the passage of the State of California budget for 2019-2020, the legislature included a provision for the State to sue cities with high levels of housing segregation. This measure would have the following effect:
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provide more mixed-use zoning for higher density affordable apartments in highly income-segregated cities. |
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restrict the use of local zoning to stop the building of more Multi-Family Dwelling units that use the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Program. |
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Ban zoning for Single Family Dwelling in the entire state. |
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relax regulations to promote the building of more Single Family Dwelling Units in California. |
3 points
QUESTION 11
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In graph above, if rent control is set at $1000 per month then consumer surplus:
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will remain the same because the quantity supplied of rental units will not change under rent control as shown in the graph |
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will remain the same because area E is a loss in producer surplus that cancels out the gain in consumer surplus |
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will increase by area E minus area B which will net an overall increase in consumer surplus. |
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will increase by area B + area C + area E |
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QUESTION 12
1. In the graph above showing the imposition of rent control
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there will be a shortage of 200,000 apartments. |
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there will be no change in the quantity of apartments supplied, but the rents will be less. |
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there will be a surplus of 100,000 apartments. |
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there will be a shortage of 100,000 apartments. |
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QUESTION 13
1. The Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) has what direct impact on the market for affordable, privately-owned apartments in a local municipality?
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The landlord receives a monthly rent that is below the market-clearing equilibrium in the city’s housing market for a Section 8 unit. |
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It allows choice and increases the demand curve in terms of supply and demand. |
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It lowers the rate of return to investment in apartments projects that received LIHTC tax credits. |
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It has a direct impact on the supply curve of low-income apartment units. |
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First Submission which wrong answer I chose
· Question 2
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Question 11
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