Discuss externalities and their impact on the sustainability of an economic system.

What will be an ideal response?


Varies. Externalities are all the side effects-things that people fail to incorporate in their decision-making-of economic activities. Externalities can be both positive and negative, and, by definition, they affect a party that does not choose to incur the cost or benefit.

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Pierre Bourdieu believes that most students who drop out of school

a. make the decision to drop out. b. are not academically gifted. c. tend to possess low IQs. d. are forced out.

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Which is a way that elderly people who are LGBT (lesbian/gay/transgender/bisexual) age differently from their heterosexual counterparts?

A. Lower rates of disability and depression B. Higher rates of disability and depression C. Less likely to continue enjoying sex D. More likely to have a support system

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Prison Population Around the World Which country among those in Central America and the Caribbean has the highest prison population rate?

A. Belize B. Costa Rica C. Cuba D. Panama

Sociology