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B. economicgincentive
C. propertygright
D. ethicalgmotive
Difficulty:gEasy.
2. Anygeconomicgsystemgwillgproducegdestructivegenvironmentalgimpactsgifgtheg
gwithingthegsystemgaregnotgstructuredgtogavoidgthem.
A. ethics
B. prices
C. propertygrights
D. incentives
Difficulty:gEasy.
3. Angeconomygthatghasgthegabilitygtogallowgtheglevelgofgpeople'sgwell-
beinggtogrisegorgatgleastgremaingconstantgovergtimegisg .
A. sustainable
B. equitable
C. self-perpetuating
D. efficient
Difficulty:gEasy
4. Peoplegmakegthegdecisiongtogpollutegorgnotgbasedgong .
A. incentives
B. socialginstitutions
C. economicginstitutions
D. allgofgthegabove
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A. Forgprofit
B. Notgforgprofit
C. Government
D. Allgorganizationsgaregequallyglikelygpolluters
Difficulty:gEasy
6. Positivegeconomicsgisgthegstudygofg .
A. whatgwillgbe
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C. beneficialgeconomicgoutcomes
D. economicgoutcomesgthatgaregmostglikely
Difficulty:gEasy.
7. wouldgincludegagstudygofgwhatgthegeconomicgpenaltiesgforgwatergpollutiongs
houldgbe.
A. Normativegeconomics
B. Legalgeconomics
C. Judicialgeconomics
D. Marketgeconomics
Difficulty:gEasy.
8. organizationsgaregmoreglikelygtogrespondgtogincentivesgthatgdiscouragegpollution.
A. Forgprofit
B. Notgforgprofit
C. Government
D. Allgofgthegabove
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,gwhilegthegformergreliesgonganalyticgmodelsgandgincentivesgtogexplaingenvironmentalg
qualitygtheglatterginterpretsgenvironmentalgdegradationgasgagresultgofg .
A. analyticgapproach;gnegativegexternality
B. directgapproach;gindirectgpolicy
C. moralgapproach;gunethicalgbehavior
D. positivegapproach;gopportunitygcost
Difficulty:gModerate
10. Pollutiongcontrolgcostsgtodaygprobablygequategto
A. 1%gtog2%gofgUSgGDP.
B. 20-25%gofgthegUSgGDP.
C. thegstategofgIowa’sgdomesticgproduction..
D. thegamountgspentgongUSghealthcare..
Difficulty:gEasy
11. ThegtechnicalgnamegforgthegPAYTg(paygasgyougthrow)gwastegdisposalgprogramgimplemente
dgingsoutherngMainegcommunities,gthatgchargedgagsetgpricegforgeachgbaggofgtrashgis
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A. municipalgincentive
B. ineffectivegpolicy
C. flatgfee
D. unitgpricing
Difficulty:gEasy.
12. Commandgandgcontrolgpoliciesgrefergto
A. communistggovernmentgapproachesgtogpollutiongcontrol.
B. regulationsgandglawsgthatgdirectly/indirectlygspecifygpollutiongcontrolgtechnology.
C. taxgandgspendgpollutiongpolicy.
D. regulationgofgpollutiongbygthegUSgmilitary.
Difficulty:gEasy
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Chapter 01 Wha g g
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MultiplegChoicegQuestions
1. A(n)g
ingthegeconomicgworldgisgsomethinggthatgleadsgpeoplegtogchannelgtheirgproductiongandgc
onsumptiongeffortsgingagspecificgdirection.
A. moralgobligation
B. economicgincentive
C. propertygright
D. ethicalgmotive
Difficulty:gEasy.
2. Anygeconomicgsystemgwillgproducegdestructivegenvironmentalgimpactsgifgtheg
gwithingthegsystemgaregnotgstructuredgtogavoidgthem.
A. ethics
B. prices
C. propertygrights
D. incentives
Difficulty:gEasy.
3. Angeconomygthatghasgthegabilitygtogallowgtheglevelgofgpeople'sgwell-
beinggtogrisegorgatgleastgremaingconstantgovergtimegisg .
A. sustainable
B. equitable
C. self-perpetuating
D. efficient
Difficulty:gEasy
4. Peoplegmakegthegdecisiongtogpollutegorgnotgbasedgong .
A. incentives
B. socialginstitutions
C. economicginstitutions
D. allgofgthegabove
Difficulty:gEasy
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A. Forgprofit
B. Notgforgprofit
C. Government
D. Allgorganizationsgaregequallyglikelygpolluters
Difficulty:gEasy
6. Positivegeconomicsgisgthegstudygofg .
A. whatgwillgbe
B. whatgis
C. beneficialgeconomicgoutcomes
D. economicgoutcomesgthatgaregmostglikely
Difficulty:gEasy.
7. wouldgincludegagstudygofgwhatgthegeconomicgpenaltiesgforgwatergpollutiongs
houldgbe.
A. Normativegeconomics
B. Legalgeconomics
C. Judicialgeconomics
D. Marketgeconomics
Difficulty:gEasy.
8. organizationsgaregmoreglikelygtogrespondgtogincentivesgthatgdiscouragegpollution.
A. Forgprofit
B. Notgforgprofit
C. Government
D. Allgofgthegabove
Difficulty:gEasy.
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9. Thegeconomicgapproachgtogissuesgofgthegenvironmentgcangbegdirectlygcontrastedgwithgthe
,gwhilegthegformergreliesgonganalyticgmodelsgandgincentivesgtogexplaingenvironmentalg
qualitygtheglatterginterpretsgenvironmentalgdegradationgasgagresultgofg .
A. analyticgapproach;gnegativegexternality
B. directgapproach;gindirectgpolicy
C. moralgapproach;gunethicalgbehavior
D. positivegapproach;gopportunitygcost
Difficulty:gModerate
10. Pollutiongcontrolgcostsgtodaygprobablygequategto
A. 1%gtog2%gofgUSgGDP.
B. 20-25%gofgthegUSgGDP.
C. thegstategofgIowa’sgdomesticgproduction..
D. thegamountgspentgongUSghealthcare..
Difficulty:gEasy
11. ThegtechnicalgnamegforgthegPAYTg(paygasgyougthrow)gwastegdisposalgprogramgimplemente
dgingsoutherngMainegcommunities,gthatgchargedgagsetgpricegforgeachgbaggofgtrashgis
.
A. municipalgincentive
B. ineffectivegpolicy
C. flatgfee
D. unitgpricing
Difficulty:gEasy.
12. Commandgandgcontrolgpoliciesgrefergto
A. communistggovernmentgapproachesgtogpollutiongcontrol.
B. regulationsgandglawsgthatgdirectly/indirectlygspecifygpollutiongcontrolgtechnology.
C. taxgandgspendgpollutiongpolicy.
D. regulationgofgpollutiongbygthegUSgmilitary.
Difficulty:gEasy
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