Steven Cheung Examined the Relationship Between Beekeepers and Apple Growers

question 203

Multiple Choice

Steven Cheung examined the relationship between beekeepers and apple growers. Cheung noted that: "Pollination contracts usually include stipulations regarding the number and strength of ... [bee] colonies, the rental fee per hive, the time of delivery...the protection of bees from pesticides, and the strategic placing of hives." Cheung suggests that the relationship between beekeepers and apple growers is an example of

• A) the Coase Theorem.
• B) how excessive legal costs can prevent economic efficiency from being achieved.
• C) negative externalities.
• D) government intervention improving economic efficiency.

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