Pollution Is a By- Product of Some Production Processes, So

question 98

Multiple Choice

Pollution is a by- product of some production processes, so on this count real GDP as measured

• A) is adjusted upward to take into account the expenditures that will be made in the future to clean up the pollution.
• B) is adjusted downward to take into account the pollution.
• C) tends to understate economic welfare.
• D) tends to overstate economic welfare.

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