Direct controls may be a more expensive method in reducing pollution than emissions taxes.

From 2002 to 2011, the average unemployment rate in the United States

A) was higher than the average unemployment rates in most high-income European countries. B) and the average unemployment rates in other high-income countries varied significantly. C) was roughly the same as the average unemployment rates in other high-income countries. D) was the lowest of all high-income countries.

Steps in performing a cost-effectiveness analysis include all of these EXCEPT

a. ranking the alternative treatment options b. prioritizing the alternative treatment options c. calculating the ICER between each treatment option and the next most expensive one d. eliminate treatment alternatives that are strictly dominated