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The average weight of American adults increased by about 10 pounds in the 1990s.In November 2004,it was reported that U.S.airlines spent $275 million more in fuel costs to transport this additional weight.Under what circumstances would this increased cost be an externality of obesity,and under what circumstances would it not be an externality?


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