Assume that air pollution from a copper smelter imposes external costs on people who live near the smelter. If the victims of the pollution could not legally enforce the right of their property not to be damaged, the amount of pollution reduction
A) would be significantly less than if the owners of the smelter were legally liable for damages.
B) would be less than the amount at which the marginal benefit of pollution reduction equaled the marginal cost.
C) would be too small; the government would have to intervene to bring about an efficient outcome.
D) would be the same as if it would be if the owners of the smelter were legally liable.
D) would be the same as if it would be if the owners of the smelter were legally liable.
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A) are too small to be interdependent. B) do not engage in collusive behavior together. C) are made worse off by their actions. D) behave as a joint monopoly.
Explain the concept of autonomous consumption
If we observe an increase in the price of a good and a decrease in the amount of the good bought and sold, this could be explained by
a. an increase in the supply of the good. b. an increase in the demand for the good. c. a decrease in the demand for the good. d. a decrease in the supply of the good.
A U.S. firm called EcoWind produces windmills for households to generate electricity. It uses 25,000 recently obtained pesos to buy copper from a mining company in Argentina. As a result of this exchange, by how much, if at all, and in which direction did: A. U.S. net exports change? B. U.S. net capital outflow change?