Because the Market Does Not Take into Account the Costs

question 35

True/False

Because the market does not take into account the costs imposed on water treatment by the paper mill, the economy will not satisfy the Pareto-optimal condition that the marginal rate of substitution of paper for water must be the same for each individual in the society.

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