Environmental economics

Which of the following problems is most likely to prevent successful implementation of the EU's Greendeal?

• Holdout effect

• Free market environmentalism

• Holding effect

• Free-rider effect

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Which of the following does not represent the same curve?

• private marginal benefit curve

• maximum willingness to pay curve

• private marginal cost curve

• demand curve

Which of the following statements is correct about a shift of the demand curve for gasoline?

• A decrease in the price of public transportation shift the demand curve to the right

• A decrease in income shifts the demand curve to the left

• An increase in the price for gasoline shifts the demand curve to the right

• A decrease in the price of gasoline shift the demand curve to the right

Consider a society with two individuals, who value forest preservation. Which of the following statements is true?

• Their willingness to pay for forest preservation is likely to be higher than their marginal private benefit

• Their willingness to pay for forest preservation is likely to be lower than their marginal private benefit

• Their willingness to pay for forest preservation is likely to be the same as their marginal private benefit

• The marginal benefits of each acre preserved increase with more preservation

Which of the following pollution control policy instruments are marked based?

• Pollution taxes and tradable pollution permits

• Technology-based regulations and emission standards

• Pollution taxes and emission standards

• Emission standards and tradable pollution permits

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

For which of the following pollutants would a market mechanism be effective?

• Uniformly mixed regional pollutants

• Non-uniformly mixed local pollutants

• Non-uniformly mixed regional pollutants

• Uniformly mixed local pollutants

Which of the following pollution levels is the optimal level of pollution according to economists?

• Pollution according to the equimarginal principle

• Unregulated market outcome

• When the marginal damage of pollution is smaller than the marginal benefits

• Zero pollution

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

When considering noise pollution, why is the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) increasing in output?

• economies of scale

• the law of diminishing returns

• it is the supply curve

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

When considering noise pollution, why is the marginal external cost (MEC) increasing in output?

• the law of diminishing returns

• damage of pollution increases more than proportional

• pollution increases more than proportional with output

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Global Climate Change - Which of the following measures is an example of an adaptive strategy?

• Building dikes

• Planting more trees

• Using backstop energy technologies

• Implementing a carbon tax to reduce emissions

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5