Which of the following startements about network externalities is CORRECT? 00 00 Air pollution is an example of a network externality. For a good with network externalities, the number of people who are willing to buy a unit of the good is uniquely determined by the price. Network externalities are always positive. The manufacturer of a new good with network externalities might give away a free version of the good. For a good with network externalities, one person's valuation of the good is always increasing in the number of other people using the good.

Which of the following startements about network externalities is CORRECT? 00 00 Air pollution is an example of a network externality. For a good with network externalities, the number of people who are willing to buy a unit of the good is uniquely determined by the price. Network externalities are always positive. The manufacturer of a new good with network externalities might give away a free version of the good. For a good with network externalities, one person's valuation of the good is always increasing in the number of other people using the good.

Principles of Microeconomics

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Author:N. Gregory Mankiw

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Chapter22: Frontiers Of Microeconomics

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