In General, the Current Stock of Pollutants (S_t) May Be

question 73

Multiple Choice

In general, the current stock of pollutants (S_t) may be modeled as S_t = E_t + (1 - d) S_t-1 where d is the ________ and E_t is the ________.

• A) social discount rate; previous stock level
• B) social discount rate; current emissions
• C) stock dissipation rate; previous stock level
• D) stock dissipation rate; current emissions

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