Externality And Internality(Economics ) Questions and Answers
Question 2. Roberto and Thomas live in a university hall of residence. Reberto values playing loud music at a value of €100. Thomas values peace and quiet at a value of €150. Which of the following statements is true about an efficient solution to this externality problem if Roberto has the right to play loud music and if there are no transaction costs ?
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Thomas will pay Roberto between €100 and €150 and Roberto will stop playing loud musicNO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!
Question 8. Suppose an industry emits a negative externality such a pollution and the possible methods to internalize the externality are command-and-control policies, pigovian taxes, and tradable pollution permits. If economists were to rank these methods for internalizing a negative externality based on efficiency ease of implementation and the incentive for the industry to further reduce pollution in the future, they would probably rank them in the following order (from most favored to least favored) ?
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> tradable pollution permits, Pigouvian taxes, command-and-control policiesNO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!