Taxes Are a More Effective Method of Controlling Pollution Than

question 63

Multiple Choice

Taxes are a more effective method of controlling pollution than the command-and-control approach in part because:

• A) standards allow greater flexibility.
• B) standards require less information.
• C) standards never require the efficient level of output.
• D) taxes and subsidies encourage innovation.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.