With respect to events like global warming some economists suggest using falling discount rates because
A) exponential discounting virtually gives no weight to (large) costs incurred far into the future.
B) exponential discounting weights (large) costs incurred far into the future heavily.
C) events far in the future do not affect us.
D) we should not care about costs far in the future.
Question 2
Today John says: I will start working out tomorrow. Yet, as tomorrow arrives he doesn't. This is an example of
A) time inconsistent preferences.
B) time consistent preferences.
C) exponential discounting.
D) future-biased preferences.
Total fertility rates (TFRs) among major regions of the world.
Temperature gradient generates a global pattern of circulation
Correlates well with global temperature prior to the impact of GHG emissions
Industrial and transport sources are responsible for a large proportion of global GHG emission
The level of emissions from transport in the United States is twice as high as the global average
Human Geography: Places and Regions in Global Context