Microeconomics: Principles & Policy
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ISBN: 9781337794992
Author: William J. Baumol, Alan S. Blinder, John L. Solow
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Direct costs incurred by the users and operators of transport services are also known as external costs.
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Excess supply occurs when the price rises above the equilibrium price, quantity demanded will decrease while quantity supplied will increase
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What missing elements would need to be supplied to create an efficient market in water in California?
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Which of the following will most likely occur under a system of clearly defined and enforced private property rights? a.Resource owners will fail to consider the wishes of potential future buyers when they decide how to employ privately owned resources. b.Resource owners will ignore the wishes of others, including others who would like to use the resource that is privately owned. c.Resource owners will gain by discovering and employing their resources in ways that are highly valued by others. d.Resource owners will fail to conserve vital resources, even if they expect their supply to be highly limited in the future.
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