Smokers impose negative externalities on nonsmokers. Suppose the air in a restaurant is a resource owned by

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Smokers impose negative externalities on nonsmokers. Suppose the air in a restaurant is a resource owned by the restaurant owner.

a. How would the owner respond to the negative externalities of smokers?

b. Suppose the smokers owned the air. How would that change matters?

c. How about if the nonsmokers owned the air?

d. Finally, consider what would occur if the government passed a law banning all smoking. How would the outcome compare with the outcomes described above?

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Economics

ISBN: 9781032046723

9th Edition

Authors: William Boyes, Michael Melvin

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