Economics:
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Author: BOYES, William
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 27, Problem 7E
To determine
To explain:
The amount of pollution that can exist when all externalities are internalized and the reason that pollution does not become zero. With the same concept, explain the amount of health and safety that the government can require in the workplace.
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