PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (OER)
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781947172340
Author: Timothy Taylor, Steven A. Greenlaw
Publisher: OpenStax
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Chapter 12, Problem 2SCQ
Identify whether the market supply curve will shift right or left or will stay the same for the following:
- Films in an industry are required to pay a fine for their carbon dioxide emissions.
- Companies are sued for polluting the water in a river.
- Power plants in a specific city are not required to address the impact of their air quality emissions.
- Companies that use fracking to remove oil and gas from rock are required to clean up the damage.
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PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (OER)
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