Which of the Following Is Most Consistent with the Incentive

question 44

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is most consistent with the incentive system approach to regulatory policy?

• A)requiring a restaurant to serve sugary soft drinks in smaller cups
• B)lowering the drinking age and requiring states to implement the new standards
• C)reducing federal subsidies to public schools whose students have excessive absences
• D)lowering taxes for bourbon distilleries in order to boost the Kentucky economy

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Definitions:

Malthusian

Relating to the theory proposed by Thomas Malthus that population growth inevitably outpaces food production and resource availability, leading to societal collapse unless checked by moral restraint or disaster.

Preventive Measures

Actions or strategies taken in advance to reduce the risk of harm or to prevent undesirable outcomes.

Demography

The scientific study of populations, including their sizes, compositions, distributions, and how these change over time.

Sociology

The study of social behavior, society, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture that surrounds everyday life.