While Pollution Regulations Yield the Benefit of a Cleaner Environment

question 78

Multiple Choice

While pollution regulations yield the benefit of a cleaner environment and the improved health that comes with it, the regulations come at the cost of reducing the incomes of the regulated firms' owners, workers, and customers. This statement illustrates the principle that

• A)trade can make everyone better off.
• B)rational people think at the margin.
• C)people face tradeoffs.
• D)people respond to incentives.

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Definitions:

Capital Goods

Goods that are used in producing other goods, rather than being bought by consumers directly, such as machinery, tools, and buildings used in production.

Economic Growth

An increase in a nation's production of goods and services, measured by its gross domestic product (GDP) over time.

Consumer Goods

Items produced for personal consumption by individuals and households.

Productivity Of Land

Productivity of land refers to the amount and value of output (crops, minerals, etc.) produced per unit area, indicating the efficiency of land use in agricultural and industrial production.