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Natural Resources and the Environment Toward Sustainable Development

Gross National Product equals ?

Gross National Product equals ?

A. Net National Product adjusted for inflation
B. Gross Domestic Product adjusted for inflation
C. Gross Domestic Product plus net property income from abroad
D. Net National Product plus net property income from abroad

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Economics Mcqs, Natural Resources and the Environment Toward Sustainable Development

The Club of Rome Study, The Limits to Growth suggests that as natural resources diminish ?

The Club of Rome Study, The Limits to Growth suggests that as natural resources diminish ?

A. capital increasingly replaces labor
B. technological change compensates for capital depletion
C. costs rise, leaving less capital for future investment
D. contingent valuation becomes critical

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Economics Mcqs, Natural Resources and the Environment Toward Sustainable Development

The green house effect is the phenomenon by which ?

The green house effect is the phenomenon by which ?

A. biological diversity is dominant in agricultural production
B. the globe’s water pollution affects plankton
C. the earth’s atmosphere traps infrared radiation
D. climatic changes occur naturally in the forest

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Economics Mcqs, Natural Resources and the Environment Toward Sustainable Development

Many environmental resources are public goods, which are characterized by ?

Many environmental resources are public goods, which are characterized by ?

A. rivalry and exclusion in consumption
B. nonrivalry and nonexclusion in consumption
C. rivalry but nonexclusion in production
D. nonrivalry but exclusion in usage

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Economics Mcqs, Natural Resources and the Environment Toward Sustainable Development

According to Coase’s theorem when property rights are well defined and legally enforceable and transactions costs are not prohibitive ?

According to Coase’s theorem when property rights are well defined and legally enforceable and transactions costs are not prohibitive ?

A. population growth leads to rigid land rights
B. participants will organize their transactions
C. violence displacement erosion and poverty are minimized
D. individuals overuse of the biosphere is curtailed

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Economics Mcqs, Natural Resources and the Environment Toward Sustainable Development

Micheal Roemer’s three-sector model shows that growth in the booming export sector I- reduces the price of foreign exchange II- retards other sectors’ growth by reducing incentives to export other commodities III- reduces incentives to replace domestic goods for imports IV- raises factor and input prices for non-booming sectors ?

Micheal Roemer’s three-sector model shows that growth in the booming export sector I- reduces the price of foreign exchange II- retards other sectors’ growth by reducing incentives to export other commodities III- reduces incentives to replace domestic goods for imports IV- raises factor and input prices for non-booming sectors ?

A. I and III only
B. II and III only
C. I, II and III only
D. I, II , III only IV

Micheal Roemer’s three-sector model shows that growth in the booming export sector I- reduces the price of foreign exchange II- retards other sectors’ growth by reducing incentives to export other commodities III- reduces incentives to replace domestic goods for imports IV- raises factor and input prices for non-booming sectors ? Read More »

Economics Mcqs, Natural Resources and the Environment Toward Sustainable Development

Which of the following country has 25 percent of the world’s estimated oil reserves and the lowest cost production as well as a dominant role in OPEC pricing ?

Which of the following country has 25 percent of the world’s estimated oil reserves and the lowest cost production as well as a dominant role in OPEC pricing ?

A. Russia
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Iraq
D. Venezuela

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Economics Mcqs, Natural Resources and the Environment Toward Sustainable Development

The government levying taxes on polluters or charging a surcharge for pesticide use are ?

The government levying taxes on polluters or charging a surcharge for pesticide use are ?

A. examples of Coase’s theorem
B. internalization of negative spillover effects
C. marginal abatement cost
D. examples of a free rider

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Economics Mcqs, Natural Resources and the Environment Toward Sustainable Development