When There Is a Resource for Which Property Rights Are

question 122

Multiple Choice

When there is a resource for which property rights are not well defined and there is a difference between private costs and social costs, then all but which of the following is a way to close the difference?

• A) The free market system
• B) Taxation
• C) Subsidization
• D) Regulation

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