Imposing a tax on an activity that generates an external benefit will cause participants in the activity to increase the amount of the activity undertaken

a. True
b. False


B

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Economists assume that when there is a change in supply and/or demand, the market clearing price returns to the equilibrium

A) quickly. B) slowly. C) after a protracted negotiation process. D) after an adjustment period.

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A) Keynesian economics. B) classical economics. C) microanalysis. D) Ricardian economics.

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