The Human Capital Externality Refers to

question 29

Multiple Choice

The human capital externality refers to

• A)an additional tax placed on institutions of higher learning.
• B)the government's subsidization of institutions of higher learning.
• C)the quality of the environment in which one lives.
• D)the cohort affect from selection bias.
• E)the environmental costs associated with rapid population growth.

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Definitions:

UAA

One of the three stop codons in the genetic code, signaling the end of protein synthesis during translation.

5' Cap

A modified form of guanine nucleotide added to the 5' end of eukaryotic mRNA, playing a role in mRNA stabilization and initiation of translation.

Poly-A Tail

A sequence of adenine nucleotides added to the 3' end of newly synthesized messenger RNA molecules.

Prokaryotes

Simple, unicellular organisms without a nucleus, including bacteria and archaea, characterized by the absence of membrane-bound organelles.