A Leading Environmental Group Recently Published a Report Contending That

question 91

Multiple Choice

A leading environmental group recently published a report contending that humans are running a "resource deficit" because we are using natural resources faster than they can be regenerated.The group claims that this means that economic growth will eventually stop,and will even be reversed.An economist would

• A)agree with the report,and would point to rising natural resource prices as evidence.
• B)agree with the report,but wouldn't think it was important because growth will not slow down for several centuries.
• C)disagree with the report,in part because it ignores the mitigating effects of technological change.
• D)disagree with the report because labor and capital are the primary determinants of growth,and since they are plentiful,growth will not slow down.

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Definitions:

Cost Method

An accounting method used for investments, where the investment is recorded at cost and adjusted only for dividends received.

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Financial reports that aggregate the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of a parent company and its subsidiaries.

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An accounting entry made in preparing consolidated financial statements to remove the effects of intercompany transactions.

Dividends

Payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members, usually derived from the company's profits.