In which of the following ways did neoclassical economics contribute to environmental problems?

- by encouraging industry continually to improve technology
- by encouraging governments to give subsidies to environmentally damaging businesses
- by forcing buyers to pay for ecosystem services
- by encouraging society to view the supply of resources as infinite


by encouraging society to view the supply of resources as infinite

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The Caymans have only ________ inhabitants, but there are ________ companies located there (on paper), including several hundred banks and the world's four largest legal and accounting firms

A) 1,300,000; 2,000,000 B) 220,000; 110,000 C) 120,000; 10,000 D) 60,000; 61,000 E) 40,000; 70,000

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Why are the largest volcanoes on Earth so much smaller than the largest ones on Mars?

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