When the Government Pays Part of My University Education, It

question 54

Multiple Choice

When the government pays part of my university education, it is

• A) internalizing an external cost.
• B) using taxes to discourage an external cost.
• C) subsidizing an external benefit.
• D) using direct regulation to discourage an external cost.

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