During the Lunch Break at Secure Seat Belt Corporation, Ben's

question 78

Multiple Choice

During the lunch break at Secure Seat Belt Corporation, Ben's friend Dan was enthusiastic about the Employee Free Choice Act. According to Dan, if congress passes this legislation,

• A)employees will no longer be under any pressure to join the union.
• B) employees will have a choice of higher pay or the assurance of good union representation with safety issues.
• C) union representatives will have the right to choose which members of management will participate in collective bargaining for the company.
• D)unions will win the right to replace secret ballot voting for union certification with a card check, an open authorization method of securing votes for union representation.

Identify the conditions under which the provision of public goods and common resources is socially optimal.

Analyze the role of government in providing public goods and managing common resources to maximize social welfare.

Recognize the challenges associated with private market provision of public goods and common resources.

Evaluate the impact of overuse and underuse of common resources on social welfare.

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