Many demographers expect world population to:
A. increase exponentially into the foreseeable future.
B. decline from its current level in the next two decades.
C. peak at 9 billion or fewer, and then decline.
D. plateau at around 7.5 billion, and then continue to increase rapidly.
Answer: C
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A temporary decrease in the price of oil would be considered a:
A. long-run supply shock. B. demand shock. C. short-run supply shock. D. The changing price of oil would not affect any of these.
A possible solution to the problems of external benefits is
A) to tax those receiving the extra benefits. B) production of the good by government. C) effluent fees. D) to restrict the amount of the good through direct government regulation.
If supply and demand both simultaneously increase
A) the market clearing price definitely rises, and the equilibrium quantity definitely falls. B) the market clearing price definitely rises, and the effect on the equilibrium quantity is indeterminate. C) the market clearing price definitely falls, and the effect on the equilibrium quantity is indeterminate. D) the effect on the market clearing price is indeterminate, and the equilibrium quantity definitely rises.
Markets can efficiently handle irreversible decisions without involvement of government.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)