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:

Decision-making Innovations

New methods or processes improving the way decisions are made, often leading to more efficient or effective outcomes.

Industrialized Countries

Nations that have highly developed industries and infrastructure, offering a high standard of living and technological advancement.

Early 1970s

A period marked by significant cultural, political, and technological changes worldwide, roughly spanning from 1970 to 1974.

Polarization Between Jobs

The growing divide in job quality and security, often leading to high-wage, highly skilled jobs at one extreme and low-wage, insecure jobs at the other.