ENVR 210CLICKER QUESTIONSChapter 1 (Field & Field) – Question Set #1

What is Environmental Economics?

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1. The study of economic performance of the economy with environmental considerations in mind.

2. The study of how human behavior can lead to unethical or immoral outcomes.

3. The application of the principles of economics to study how environmental resources are managed.

4. The study of how individual consumer and producers make environmental decisions.

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Why do people pollute?

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1. because in many cases it is the only option.

2. because most people are not environmentalists and therefore do not know how to make decisions that lead them not to pollute.

3. because people do not care to do otherwise.

4. because it is often the cheapest way they have to solve a practical problem.

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Which if the following is not an environmental policy mentioned in this chapter (that we will focus on this semester)?

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1. Command and control policies

2. Direct polices3. Unit pricing4. Cap-and-trade

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