If Property Rights Are Weak or Uncertain, Resource Extraction Will

question 168

Multiple Choice

If property rights are weak or uncertain, resource extraction will tend to

• A) occur faster than the rate that would maximize the long-run stream of profits.
• B) occur slower than the rate that would maximize the long-run stream of profits.
• C) occur at the rate that would maximize the long-run stream of profits.
• D) stop.

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