True or false and use a graph to explain: a) can it be welfare-improving for governments to undertake investments that would not be profitable for private firms? b) when there is congestion, do you think a toll road can lead to a higher level of social welfare than a freeway, but in the absence of congestion, freeways are better than toll roads?

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True or false and use a graph to explain: a) can it be welfare-improving for governments to undertake investments that would not be profitable for private firms? b) when there is congestion, do you think a toll road can lead to a higher level of social welfare than a freeway, but in the absence of congestion, freeways are better than toll roads? 

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Social welfare is an important economic concept in the welfare economics. In welfare economics, we study how to increase the total economic well-being of the individuals and the society. The main objective is to bring the economy near/closer to the ideal economy. Therefore, in this branch, we study the allocation of resources the maximizes the overall welfare of the economy. 

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