Medical Research That Ends in a Cure for a Serious

question 106

Multiple Choice

Medical research that ends in a cure for a serious disease produces positive externalities. What is the impact of this positive externality on economic efficiency?

• A) At equilibrium, less than the economically efficient quantity of medical research is produced.
• B) A deadweight loss occurs because at equilibrium the marginal social cost of medical research is greater than the marginal social benefit.
• C) At equilibrium, more than the economically efficient quantity of medical research is produced.
• D) A deadweight loss occurs because at equilibrium the marginal social cost equals the marginal social benefit.

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