The Distribution of Rights Among Parties Affected by an Externality

question 115

Multiple Choice

The distribution of rights among parties affected by an externality:

• A)hinders the ability of private parties to properly price the externality
• B)enhances the market incentive to reach an efficient solution
• C)determines who bears the cost of the solution but has no effect on the efficiency of this outcome
• D)affects the efficiency of the outcome, but does not determine who bears the cost

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