Questions from Microeconomics


Q: What is a Pigovian tax? How large should a Pigovian tax

What is a Pigovian tax? How large should a Pigovian tax be to achieve efficiency?

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Q: An article in the Los Angeles Times describes a healthy 23-

An article in the Los Angeles Times describes a healthy 23-year-old woman who has decided not to buy health insurance as “exactly the type of person insurance plans, states and the federal government...

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Q: Why would it be economically efficient to require a natural monopoly to

Why would it be economically efficient to require a natural monopoly to charge a price equal to marginal cost? Why do most regulatory agencies require natural monopolies to charge a price equal to ave...

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Q: According to an article on Phillyburbs.com, some farmers in

According to an article on Phillyburbs.com, some farmers in rural Pennsylvania are causing a “stink” by using pig manure for fertilizer. The farmers purchase the pig manure, which is an organic fertil...

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Q: According to a news story, after taxi drivers in Paris protested

According to a news story, after taxi drivers in Paris protested against Uber, the government passed a new regulation “requiring a minimum 15-minute wait between the time a car is booked and the passe...

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Q: An economist discussing the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan argued, “

An economist discussing the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan argued, “The best solutions would involve replacing EPA-centered regulation with better-suited tools, including a carbon tax.” a. Wh...

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Q: Explain whether you agree with the following statement: Providing health care

Explain whether you agree with the following statement: Providing health care is obviously a public good. If one person becomes ill and doesn’t receive treatment, that person may infect many other peo...

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Q: The British historian Thomas Macaulay once remarked that copyrights are “a

The British historian Thomas Macaulay once remarked that copyrights are “a tax on readers.” In what senses are copyrights a tax on readers? If copyrights are a tax on readers, why do governments enact...

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Q: A student makes the following argument: “A price floor reduces

A student makes the following argument: “A price floor reduces the amount of a product that consumers buy because it keeps the price above the competitive market equilibrium. A price ceiling, though,...

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Q: According to a Congressional Budget Office report, the burden of a

According to a Congressional Budget Office report, the burden of a carbon tax would fall disproportionately on low-income households. a. What does the report mean by the “burden” of the tax? b. Why wo...

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