An Example That Specifically Contradicts Strong-Form Market Efficiency in U

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Multiple Choice

An example that specifically contradicts strong-form market efficiency in U.S.stock markets is that:

• A) excess profits are observed in cases of insider trading.
• B) stock prices follow predictable patterns in each month.
• C) random-walk behavior is reliable.
• D) fundamental analysts outperform the S&P 500.

Identify how government interventions (e.g., taxes) can affect market outcomes in the presence of externalities.

Analyze the impact of transaction costs on the ability to achieve efficient solutions to externality problems.

Distinguish between the concepts of internalizing externalities and the role of property rights in this process.

Understand the relationship between marginal social benefit, marginal social cost, and the efficient quantity of pollution or externalities.

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