Critical Reasoning (CR) | ­According to conventional economic theory, the economic value of

­­According to conventional economic theory, the economic value of a good or service is determined by the extent to which individuals desire the good or service. For goods and services (such as groceries) that are soon "used up," and that are traded in well-functioning markets in which consumers understand the product and its benefits reasonably well, market valuations can readily becalculated . But calculating the economic value of ecological goods (natural resources) and services (such as wetland preservation or global climate control) is more difficult, since they may last indefinitely and are generally not traded in markets (no one owns the air or water). Nor do individuals well understand the personal benefits of natural resources and ecologicalservices . To determine the value of such goods and services, economistsask individuals what they would bewilling to pay in a hypothetical market-forexample , the maximum fees that they would be willing to pay to use national
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