Scientists have said for years cod was so seriously overfished in European Union waters that there was a risk of extinction due to stock collapse
"To ensure this recovery… Ministers agreed a 10 percent cut in days at sea (for North Sea cod)," EU Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg stated in 2008. What is the goal of this policy? A) To reduce the number of fishing days to the point where marginal cost per day equals marginal benefit
B) To reduce the number of fishing days to the point where marginal social cost per day equals marginal benefit
C) To reduce the number of fishing days to the point where marginal social benefit per day equals marginal benefit
D) To reduce the number of fishing days to the point where marginal social cost per day equals marginal social benefit
D
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A) enforce property rights and an equitable legal system. B) allow new businesses to enter and compete in a market. C) transfer resources from the ruling party to society. D) transfer resources from society to the ruling party.
If an economic agent's returns to entrepreneurship is likely to be lower than his opportunity cost of entrepreneurship:
A) he will choose to be an entrepreneur. B) he will always make profits if he chooses to be an entrepreneur. C) he will always make losses if he chooses to be an entrepreneur. D) he will not choose to be an entrepreneur.
What does the assumption of perfect knowledge include?
What will be an ideal response?
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