The cause of the "greenhouse effect" is the

a. increasing use of glass in construction.
b. growth of desertification.
c. burning of "fossil fuels."
d. decline in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.


c

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a. Full insurance benefits the risk-averse customer but gives him excessive incentives to take care to avoid harm. b. Full insurance benefits the risk-averse customer but provides him with no incentive to take care to avoid harm. c. Full insurance benefits the risk-averse consumers but does not allow the insurer to extract as much surplus from all types. d. Full insurance is beneficial for all consumers, but if sold at an actuarially fair price for the population will draw only the riskiest types.

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If a society chooses fiat money as its money form, it

a. must guarantee its convertibility into gold b. must worry about its liquidity c. cannot make use of a banking system d. must worry about controlling its quantity e. must worry about controlling its demand

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Which of the following members of the European Union has NOT adopted the euro?

A) Denmark B) Estonia C) Germany D) Greece

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Diseconomies of scale are reflected in

A. The upward-sloping segment of the long-run average total cost curve. B. A downward shift of the long-run average total cost curve. C. The downward-sloping segment of the long-run average total cost curve. D. The downward-sloping segment of the long-run marginal cost curve.

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