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How Could You Use the Coase Theorem to Predict What

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How could you use the Coase theorem to predict what would happen when smoke from a factory created dirty air and slightly acid rain for all the residents in the area in a one-kilometre radius of the plant?


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Benefits that result from a commercial activity or action but affect uninvolved third parties who did not choose to be involved in the transaction.

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Positive effects or advantages that result from a product, event, or activity, affecting those who are not directly involved.

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