A Positive Economic Statement Such as "Pollution Taxes Decrease the Quantity

question 236

Multiple Choice

A positive economic statement such as "Pollution taxes decrease the quantity of pollution generated by firms"

• A) would likely be made by an economist acting as a policy advisor.
• B) would require values and data in order to be evaluated.
• C) would require data but not values in order to be evaluated.
• D) could not be evaluated by economists acting as scientists.

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