Suppose that a mayor of a large city believes strongly that education provides great benefits to the community andurges the state government to provide the district with more money. An economist would say that this reflects theMayor's belief that:Asince teachers are overpaid, the district needs more money to hire enough teachers for its classrooms.Bthere are positive external benefits associated with education.Cthere are nontrivial external costs associated with education.Dpublic schools provide a higher quality education than private schools.

Suppose that a mayor of a large city believes strongly that education provides great benefits to the community andurges the state government to provide the district with more money. An economist would say that this reflects theMayor's belief that:Asince teachers are overpaid, the district needs more money to hire enough teachers for its classrooms.Bthere are positive external benefits associated with education.Cthere are nontrivial external costs associated with education.Dpublic schools provide a higher quality education than private schools.

Microeconomics: Principles & Policy

14th Edition

ISBN:9781337794992

Author:William J. Baumol, Alan S. Blinder, John L. Solow

Publisher:William J. Baumol, Alan S. Blinder, John L. Solow

Chapter19: Labor And Entrepreneurship: The Human Inputs

Section: Chapter Questions

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