A Cost That Spills Over onto Individuals Not Directly Involved

question 16

True/False

A cost that spills over onto individuals not directly involved in an activity is called a positive externality.

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Definitions:

Industrial Relations School

A perspective or academic discipline focusing on the study of employment relationships, labor laws, and collective bargaining processes.

Taft-Hartley Act

A 1947 US federal law that restricts the activities and power of labor unions, formally known as the Labor Management Relations Act.

Government Regulation

The imposition of rules by government, backed by the use of penalties that are intended to modify the economic behavior of individuals and firms in the private sector.

Union Shop Agreements

Agreements requiring all employees in a particular company or industry to become union members as a condition of their employment.