The Unintended Consequences of an Economic Change That Are Not

question 34

Multiple Choice

The unintended consequences of an economic change that are not immediately identifiable but are felt only with time are known in economics as

• A) opportunity costs.
• B) marginal effects.
• C) secondary effects.
• D) scarcity constraints.

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