Sofia, a political science student, thinks that the government should intervene to revive declining industries like video stores and print newspapers. The government, shereasons, can resolve the coordination problem of getting the agents in these markets to trade.Do you agree with her? Explain your answer.OA. No, these industries are declining not because of coordination problems but, rather, because of falling demand.OB. Yes, the coordination problems of these industries suggest that the invisible hand is failing, so government intervention would revive these industries.OC. Yes, government intervention is necessary to generate more buyers for these industries, thus coordinatingbuyers with existing sellers.OD. No, these declining industries are plagued by coordination problems, butgovernment intervention is neverthe answer.

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Sofia, a political science student, thinks that the government should in reasons, can resolve the coordination problem of getting the agents im Do you agree with her? Explain your answer. OA. No, these industries are declining not because of coordinations OB. Yes, the coordination problems of these industries suggest that OC. Yes, government intervention is necessary to generate more tr OD. No, these declining industries are plagued by coordination pro

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