Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A)Under an emission tax, a tax is set and then the quantity of permissible pollution is determined.
• B)Under both emission taxes and tradable pollution permits polluters must pay to pollute.
• C)One possible approach to dealing with the problem of environmental negative externalities is a policy of tradable pollution permits, also known as cap and trade.
• D)Under a tradable pollution permits system, a price of pollution is set and then the quantity of permissible pollution is determined based upon that price.

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Definitions:

Korsakoff's Syndrome

A chronic memory disorder caused by severe deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), most often associated with prolonged alcoholism.

Confabulation

The creation of altered, false, or misrepresented recollections about one's own life or the world, without the deliberate aim to mislead.

Alzheimer's Disease

A degenerative brain disorder characterized by memory loss, cognitive decline, and personality changes.

Anterograde Amnesia

The loss of the ability to create new memories after the event that caused the amnesia.