☰
✕

National Income Accounting
Question
Wired Faculty App

Give one example of “externality” which reduces welfare of the people. 

Answer

The dumping of hazardous chemicals in the water bodies by the factories adversely affects the health of the people. This is an example of externality that reduces the welfare of the people.

Sponsor Area

Some More Questions From National Income Accounting Chapter

Briefly explain the following basic concepts related to NI:
 National Income (NI).

Briefly explain the following basic concepts related to NI:
Final Goods and Intermediate Goods. 

Briefly explain the following basic concepts related to NI:
Consumption Goods and Capital Goods

Briefly explain the following basic concepts related to NI:
Flow and Stock Concepts

Briefly explain the following basic concepts related to NI:
Gross Investment and Net Investment

Briefly explain the following basic concepts related to NI:
Domestic (Economic) Territory

Briefly explain the following basic concepts related to NI:
Normal Residents

Briefly explain the following basic concepts related to NI:
National Income at Current and Constant Prices (Nominal and Real NI).

Briefly explain the following basic concepts related to NI:
Consumption of Fixed Capital (Depreciation).

Briefly explain the following basic concepts related to NI:
Factor Cost vs. Market Price (or Net Indirect Taxes)