What Economic Argument Suggests That If Transactions Costs Are Sufficiently

question 506

Multiple Choice

What economic argument suggests that if transactions costs are sufficiently low, the equilibrium is economically efficient regardless of how property rights are distributed?

• A) the Coase theorem
• B) the laws of supply and demand
• C) the law of comparative advantage
• D) the law of externalities

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