Why can't private individuals always internalize an externality without the help of government?

a. Legal restrictions prevent side payments between individuals.
b. Transactions costs may be too high.
c. Side payments between individuals are inefficient.
d. Side payments between individuals are insufficient.


b

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Refer to the scenario above. After the implementation of the tax, Thomas's expenditure on wine will:

A) remain the same. B) increase by $50. C) decrease by $50. D) increase by $100.

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A) movements downward along B) movements upward along C) parallel rightward shifts of D) parallel leftward shifts of

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Which of the following areas of the world experienced virtually no change in its poverty rate from 1981 to 2010?

A. sub-Saharan Africa B. China C. India D. South Asia

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