Well Functioning Financial Markets Benefit ________ by Allowing Them to Time

question 30

Multiple Choice

Well functioning financial markets benefit ________ by allowing them to time their purchases more efficiently.

• A)consumers
• B)lenders
• C)creditors
• D)cashiers

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Definitions:

Carbon Tax

A fee imposed on the burning of carbon-based fuels (coal, oil, gas) aimed at reducing the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Cap and Trade

An environmental policy tool that sets a limit (cap) on emissions and allows companies to trade (buy or sell) allowances that permit them to emit a certain amount of pollutants.

Tragedy of the Commons

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Sustainability

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