Multiple Choice
A large factory pours its toxic wastewater into a nearby river, and as a result, the residents of a downstream community experience high rates of illness and birth defects.The economic problem illustrated by this example is
A) marginal thinking.
B) comparative advantage.
C) repealing the laws of supply and demand.
D) externalities.
E) productivity growth.
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