Suppose twenty neighbors share a park. One of the neighbors, Al, leaves trash in the park. This bothers the other neighbors. According to Coase's Theorem, assigning the property rights to the park to Al
A) will achieve the socially optimal quantity of trash.
B) will result in zero trash being dumped in the park.
C) might still not achieve the social optimum since coordinating the other nineteen neighbors can be costly.
D) is unfair.
C
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A) its currency will depreciate. B) its currency will appreciate. C) its currency will neither depreciate nor appreciate. D) its currency will initially appreciate then depreciate.
Which of the following is TRUE with respect to specialization?
A) Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations referred to specialization and division of labor. B) With a given set of resources, specialization results in higher output. C) Individuals and nations specialize in their areas of comparative advantage in order to reap the gains of specialization. D) All of the above are correct.