Question

You have responsibility for economic policy in the country of freedonia. recently, the neighboring country of sylvania has cut off all exports of oranges to freedonia. george, who is one of your advisors, says that the best way to avoid a shortage of oranges is to take no action at all. charles, another one of your advisors, argues that without a binding price floor, a shortage will certainly develop. otto, a third advisor, suggests that you should impose a binding price ceiling in order to avoid a shortage of oranges. which of your three advisors is most likely to have studied economics?

Answer 1

Answer:

George

Explanation:

Both price ceilings and price floors can cause economic shortages, because they are government imposed distortions to prices. In other words, they do not allow prices to adjust supply and demand.

George knows this because he is probably an economist, and that is why he does not recommend neither price ceilings nor price floors.