An article in the Economist in 2016 noted that since 2000, an investor in the United Kingdom would have earned a higher return from buying British government bonds than from buying stock issued by British firms. The article concluded that: open double quoteThere has been a negative equity risk premium this century. close double quote Source: open double quoteStocks for the Long Run?close double quote Economist, January 13, 2016.

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Explanation:

the question talks about the article only and the is not clear instruction as to what are required to do, however having encountered questions of this nature i would assume the questions wants us to explain what is a risk premium and what does it mean when it is negative.

risk premium is the difference between Returns from risky assets and the returns from risk free assets. The excess of Returns from Risky assets over risk free assets is the risk premium, an extra return that an investor earns by choosing to take risk and in risky assets instead of investing in risk free assets. we can look at risk premium as compensation for taking more risk.

when risk premium is negative it means the returns from returns from Risk free assets are higher than returns from risky assets. there not benefit (excess return) for an investor to take risk and invest in risky assets. Negative risk premium indicates that British companies are not doing well in market, British stocks/shares are not performing well in the market

the answer is "b.the increased supply will create a surplus. "

the essential thought behind price controls is straightforward - utilize the power of law to modify the equilibrium of a market. for instance, the legislature may choose that the steel business needs to survive, and in this way pass a law to set a value floor on steel. this implies all steel sold must offer at or over the floor value, which must be set over the equilibrium cost for it to have any impact. the switch could likewise happen - the administration can choose that steel is excessively costly and set a value roof underneath its equilibrium value, with the goal that all steel must be sold at or beneath that ceiling.