Environmental Protection Can Positively Affect Local Economies by ____________

question 44

Multiple Choice

Environmental protection can positively affect local economies by ____________

• A)having citizens move out of the community in order to find employment
• B)creating jobs that will attract companies from other sectors of the economy
• C)eliminating current excess jobs
• D)having businesses move out of the area to locales with less-stringent environmental protection
• E)increasing short-term costs to existing and future businesses

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Definitions:

Green Shoe Provision

An option that allows underwriters of an initial public offering (IPO) to sell additional shares to the public if the demand is higher than expected, to stabilize the stock price.

IPO

Initial Public Offering, the process by which a private company offers shares to the public for the first time.

Private Placement

An offering of securities not made through the public market, but rather directly to a select group of investors or institutions.

Firm Commitment Basis

An underwriting method where an underwriter agrees to buy all securities offered by the issuer and assumes full risk of selling them to investors.