Why might it be in the direct economic interest of the United States to finance rain forest conservation programs in the Amazon?

What will be an ideal response?


Answers may include global warming effects, which may lower the productivity of the American Midwest, and loss of biodiversity for future medicines.

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The Clayton Act allowed board members of one corporation to sit on the board of a competing firm as long as inside information was not transmitted

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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If one producer has the absolute advantage in the production of all goods, then that same producer will have the comparative advantage in the production of all goods as well

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The misery index is the

A. Unemployment rate minus the interest rate. B. Inflation rate plus the interest rate. C. Inflation rate plus the unemployment rate. D. Inflation rate minus the unemployment rate.

Economics

The real rate of interest is defined as the:

A. expected inflation rate minus the nominal interest rate. B. expected inflation rate plus the nominal interest rate. C. nominal interest rate minus the expected inflation rate. D. nominal inflation rate plus the expected inflation rate.

Economics