Suppose the government imposes a per unit tax on an item whose production process creates a negative externality. Suppose the tax is exactly the value of the marginal externality cost. If the government now uses the tax revenue to clean up pollution from this process, the market will:
a. have internalized all costs and benefits.
b. be inefficient.
c. be destroyed.
d. not have failed.
e. be subject to obligatory controls.
a
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Prisoner's dilemma games imply that cooperative behavior between two people or two firms always breaks down. But reality teaches us that people and firms often cooperate successfully to achieve their goals
Why do the results from prisoner's dilemma games fail to predict real-world results? A) Prisoner's dilemma games do not permit people or firms from reneging on agreements, which often occurs in real-word situations. B) Most real-world situations involve more than two people or firms; the prisoner's dilemma is only applicable to situations that involve two parties. C) The prisoner's dilemma does not apply to most business situations that are repeated over and over. D) Prisoner's dilemma games predict the behavior of people and firms that engage in illegal activity; most people and firms do not resort to illegal activity.
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a. progressive b. based on the benefits received c. proportional d. regressive e. All of the answers are correct.
When constructing an overall measure that shows inflation in the prices of many different items, economists consider: a. the average of the price changes of all goods
b. the total cost of purchasing a basket of goods and services. c. the changes in the prices of only luxury goods. d. the changes in the prices of only nondurable goods.