A pollution tax is:
A. a positive externality used to offset a negative one.
B. a price per unit of discharge of pollution.
C. a tax on pollution control equipment.
D. itself a form of negative externality.
Answer: B
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A) aspirin are generally taken by people with higher than average incomes. B) a decrease in the price of a substitute good like acetaminophen will make aspirin takers feel a little poorer than they were before. C) an increase in the price of aspirin will reduce the total purchasing power of aspirin takers, making them able to afford fewer aspirin. D) an increase in the price of aspirin will cause headache sufferers to look for a lower priced remedy.
Which of the following statements is false?
A) Each year the United States exports about 50 percent of its wheat crop and 20 percent of its corn crop. B) Exports benefit trading countries because exports create jobs. Imports do not benefit trading countries because they result in a loss of jobs. C) Not all sectors of the U.S. economy are affected equally by international trade. D) Most of the leading exporting countries are large, high-income countries.