Make sure and use the concepts and terms IN ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY, GOVERNMENTS AND INEQUALITY. 1. Explain how some economists argue that governments can improve efficiency. 2. Are the ways governments can improve efficiency equally controversial? Please explain. 3. How might an economist explain the idea that making things more equal helps everyone?

Make sure and use the concepts and terms IN ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY, GOVERNMENTS AND INEQUALITY. 1. Explain how some economists argue that governments can improve efficiency. 2. Are the ways governments can improve efficiency equally controversial? Please explain. 3. How might an economist explain the idea that making things more equal helps everyone?

Principles of Microeconomics

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ISBN:9781305156050

Author:N. Gregory Mankiw

Publisher:N. Gregory Mankiw

Chapter10: Externalities

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