A positive externality arises in a situation where a third party, who is not part of a market transaction, _____
a. fails to allocate resources efficiently
b. suffers from a market transaction by others
c. benefits from a market transaction by others
d. pays a pollution tax to balance social costs
c
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Suppose some workers are capable and others are extraordinary. Firms are willing to pay capable workers a salary of $12,000 and extraordinary workers a salary of $15,000
Workers know if they are capable or extraordinary but firms do not (that is, ability is private information). It would cost a capable person $6,000 to earn a college degree but it would cost an extraordinary person just $2,000 to earn a college degree since they can finish their education much faster. Show that in equilibrium in this labor market (i) extraordinary people go to college but capable people do not, and (ii) firms pay college graduates $15,000 and high school graduates $12,000 .
From the late 1940s until the creation of the WTO, the organization that was primarily responsible for conducting rounds of trade negotiations was the
A) World Bank. B) IMF. C) ITO. D) United Nations. E) GATT.