Economists Lochner and Moretti Have Identified External Benefits to Education

question 20

Multiple Choice

Economists Lochner and Moretti have identified external benefits to education in the form of

• A)improved melodies produced by better-educated musicians.
• B)the higher quality of elected officials chosen by better-educated voters.
• C)higher salaries earned by better-educated engineers.
• D)education-related crime reductions.

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Definitions:

Ethologists

Scientists who study the behavior of animals in their natural environments, focusing on instinctual or innate behaviors.

Neo-Freudians

Psychoanalytic theorists who modified the original theories of Freud.

Innate

A quality, ability, or knowledge that is present from birth, not acquired or learned through experience.

Social Learning Theorists

Scholars who posit that people learn behaviors, norms, and values by observing and imitating others in their society.