Rising Prices for a Natural Resource Stimulate

question 71

Multiple Choice

Rising prices for a natural resource stimulate

• A)the development of complements for the resource.
• B)the development of substitutes for the resource.
• C)the development of externalities from the resource.
• D)the tendency to consume before the resource expires.

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