An emerging country is defined as a country that becomes more engaged with global markets as it grows while it is transitioning from a low income, less developed, often pre-industrial economy towards a modern industrial economy with high production and higher standard of living. If this country's economic growth, results in more negative impact on environment, which of the followings best describes the contribution of income size of the economy on environment. Income effect dominates the size effect. O Size effect dominates Income effect. O Both Income effect and size effect have the same effect. O The relation is not definable. None of the above

An emerging country is defined as a country that becomes more engaged with global markets as it grows while it is transitioning from a low income, less developed, often pre-industrial economy towards a modern industrial economy with high production and higher standard of living. If this country's economic growth, results in more negative impact on environment, which of the followings best describes the contribution of income size of the economy on environment. Income effect dominates the size effect. O Size effect dominates Income effect. O Both Income effect and size effect have the same effect. O The relation is not definable. None of the above

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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