A Positional Externality

question 29

Multiple Choice

A positional externality

• A) can only occur in sports.
• B) arises in situations where absolute performance is judged.
• C) results in under-investment in performance enhancement.
• D) occurs when an increase is one player's performance reduces the expected reward of the other players.
• E) is when the queue one is in moves slowly.

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