Module 6 Quiz

a negative externality

an economic efficiency

a social benefit

a Pigovian tax

people would drive their cars less

people would drive their cars more

False

True

False

True

increase the cost of emitting carbon dioxide

neither increase nor decrease actions related to carbon dioxide

decrease the value of owning carbon dioxide

increase the value of owning carbon dioxide

decrease the cost of emitting carbon dioxide

we should perform the action

we should consider other actions

we should not consider other actions

we should not perform the action

we have not learned anything about performing the action yet

Tax rebate for wind-generated power

Emission tax on carbon dioxide

Luxury tax on expensive cars

Subsidy for home insulation

Tariff on internationally-made goods and services

Picking up an empty aluminum can off the street, selling an empty aluminum can to a recycler

Throwing an empty aluminum can onto the street, throwing a plastic bottle into the ocean

Picking up an empty aluminum can off the street, throwing a plastic bottle into the ocean

Throwing a plastic bottle into the ocean, throwing an empty aluminum can onto the street

Throwing an empty aluminum can onto the street, selling an empty aluminum can to a recycler

it is the cheapest policy for society for a given outcome

it costs industry less than not having a policy at all

it is the cheapest policy for industry for a given outcome

it costs industry more than not having a policy at all

it costs society more than it costs industry to implement

To increase the amount of electric vehicles

To reduce the amount of energy used by society

To reduce the number of car trips taken

To efficiently allocate the right to pollute

To increase the amount of alternative energy use

concentrated interests know less about the effects of a policy than diffuse interests

the policy process did not occur in a developed democracy

concentrated interests have distorted the policy process relative to diffuse interests

concentrated interests know more about the effects of a policy than diffuse interests

favored groups have miscalculated the costs and benefits of the policy

results in ambient standards being applied

is an example of mobilization bias

uses cost-benefit analysis

is biased against taking an action that has risk

uses the risk management procedure to determine whether an action should occur

Module 6 Quiz >> Introduction to Sustainability

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