According to the textbook, social norms:

A. are a type of positional externality.
B. can help curtail positional arms races.
C. are never effective at limiting positional arms races.
D. are usually ignored.


Answer: B

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What will be an ideal response?

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When a price floor is imposed above the equilibrium price of a commodity,

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