Transcript In the work 'The Economics of the Coming Spaceship Earth

ECONOMICS 415
CLICKER QUESTIONS
Chapter 6 – Question Set #2
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increase costs and decrease efficiency in
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decrease costs and improve efficiency in
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place the United States at a comparative
disadvantage in the production of goods and
services relative to its international trading
partners.
allow the United States to overcome the
constraints placed on production by limited
waste disposal sites.
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As per capita income increases in an economy, since
environmental quality is a normal good
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the demand for environmental
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there will be no change in the
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the demand for environmental
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the demand for pollution
generating goods and services
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If the impacts of pollution are cumulative, then the rise in
income in an economy
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may not lead to a rise in
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may lead to a rise in
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may lead to a rise in
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The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) argues that
_____________ have little impact on the environment but as an
economy continues to grow the quality of the environment will
__________ and then ___________.
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high income economies;
fall; rise.
low income economies; fall;
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low income economies; rise;
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high income economies;
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