Suppose That a Vaccine Is Developed for a Highly Contagious

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Multiple Choice

Suppose that a vaccine is developed for a highly contagious strain of flu. The likelihood that anyone will get this flu decreases as more people receive the vaccine. One of the demand curves below represents the private demand for the vaccine and the other represents the social demand for the vaccine. The government could increase total economic surplus by:

• A)taxing production of the vaccine.
• B)encouraging people to pay each other to get the vaccine.
• C)subsidizing production of the vaccine.
• D)providing 250 doses of the vaccine for free.

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Definitions:

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality responsible for basic drives and impulses.

Ego

In psychology, represents the part of the human psyche that processes experiences and operates as a mediator between the conscious and unconscious minds.

Psychosexual Development

A Freudian theory that proposes individuals pass through a series of stages centered on erogenous zones during development, shaping personality.

Id, Ego, and Superego

Components of the human psyche in Freudian theory, with the id representing instinctual desires, the ego mediating reality, and the superego embodying moral standards.