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Transcribed Image Text:My Child, My Choice
If all U.S. children were vaccinated many lives would be saved,
infections would be down, and medical costs would be lower.
Vaccinations protect not only the kids that receive the shots but also
those who can't receive them.
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Explain how government intervention could achieve an efficient quantity
of vaccinations and draw a graph to illustrate this outcome.
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OB. making vaccinations mandatory
OC. public provision, private subsidies, or vouchers
OD. eliminating the externality created by vaccinations
Draw a line to show the price at which the government could produce
and sell the efficient quantity. Label it Price.
Draw a line to show a private producer's supply curve with a subsidy that
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My Child, My Choice
If all U.S. children were vaccinated many lives would be saved,
infections would be down, and medical costs would be lower.
Vaccinations protect not only the kids that receive the shots but also
those who can't receive them.
Source: Time, June 2, 2008
Explain how government intervention could achieve an efficient quantity
of vaccinations and draw a graph to illustrate this outcome.
O A. taxing vaccinations
OB. making vaccinations mandatory
OC. public provision, private subsidies, or vouchers
OD. eliminating the externality created by vaccinations
Draw a line to show the price at which the government could produce
and sell the efficient quantity. Label it Price.
Draw a line to show a private producer's supply curve with a subsidy that
achieves the efficient quantity.
Label it S = MC - subsidy.
Draw an arrow at the efficient quantity that shows the value of a
vaccination voucher that achieves efficiency.
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