Barking Dogs Cannot Be Considered an Externality Because Externalities Must

question 89

True/False

Barking dogs cannot be considered an externality because externalities must be associated with some form of market exchange.

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Definitions:

Inelastic

A situation in which the demand or supply for a good or service is relatively unresponsive to changes in price.

Deadweight Loss

A decline in economic effectiveness that happens when a good or service does not reach or cannot reach market equilibrium.

Price Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, reflecting the goods' sensitivity to price changes.

Laffer Curve

A theory that illustrates the relationship between tax rates and the amount of tax revenue collected by governments.