Arguments That Economic Growth Must Be Constrained by Environmental Problems

question 120

Multiple Choice

Arguments that economic growth must be constrained by environmental problems and limits of natural resources ignore the fact that economic growth can:

• A) be measured in both nominal and real terms.
• B) involve both average labor productivity and the share of population employed.
• C) take the form of increases in quality as well as increases in quantity.
• D) occur with only benefits and no economic costs.

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