Better health allows people to work harder, which raises a country's total income. This indicates that in effect, better health
A) shifts out a country's production possibilities frontier.
B) is a primary cause of price increases.
C) increases consumer surplus.
D) reduces the incentive to work.
Question 2
In the past the federal government often employed what is called a command-and-control approach to the reduction of pollution emissions. Many economists are critical of this approach because
A) they believe a market-based approach will reduce pollution more efficiently.
B) it does not lead to significant reductions in pollution.
C) the command-and-control approach leads to negative externalities.
D) the command-and-control approach is designed to help firms at the expense of consumers.
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