Economists Are Particularly Adept at Understanding That People Respond to

question 18

Multiple Choice

Economists are particularly adept at understanding that people respond to

• A)laws.
• B)incentives.
• C)punishments more than rewards.
• D)rewards more than punishments.

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Definitions:

Nucleophilic

Characteristic of a chemical species that donates an electron pair to an electrophile to form a chemical bond in reaction.

t-Butoxide

A strong, non-nucleophilic base, often used in organic synthesis, derived from tertiary butanol.

Ethoxide

An alkoxide derived from ethanol, used as a strong base in organic synthesis, with the formula CH3CH2O-.

Sodium Cyanide

A chemical compound with the formula NaCN, highly toxic and used in gold mining and chemical synthesis.