Which well-known economist from the past asserted that "the power of population is infinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man?"
The economist was Thomas Robert Malthus.
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Banking regulation in the United States is strongly influenced by the large amount of __________ deposits and __________ assets banks hold
A) time; illiquid B) time; liquid C) checkable; illiquid D) checkable; liquid
At the market output and price for a good whose production causes pollution,
a. pollution is eliminated b. the marginal social cost of production exceeds the marginal social benefit of production c. the private cost of production equals the private benefit of production d. the marginal social benefit of production equals the marginal social cost of production e. too little of the good is produced
Which international meeting resulted in the first major global environmental treaty, convincing many skeptics that such cooperation was indeed possible?
a. the Copenhagen Convention b. the Stockholm Declaration c. the Montreal Protocol d. the Kyoto Protocol
An unexpected import restriction imposed on mangoes by the USDA
A. will increase the price of mangoes in the United States. B. will reduce the price of mangoes in the United States. C. will reduce the price of mango juice in the United States. D. will discourage American producers of mangoes.