Market Failures Are

question 73

Multiple Choice

Market failures are:

• A)situations in which the assumption of efficient,competitive markets fail to hold.
• B)situations in which the assumption of efficient,competitive markets holds.
• C)situations in which the assumption of inefficient,competitive markets fail to hold.
• D)situations in which the assumption of inefficient,noncompetitive markets hold.

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