The Coase Theorem Asserts That Private Economic Actors Can Solve

question 30

True/False

The Coase theorem asserts that private economic actors can solve the problem of externalities among themselves, without government intervention, regardless of whether those actors incur significant costs in reaching and enforcing an agreement.

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