5) Smoking increases health care costs. Is this an externality? Which of the following statements make sense? A) Not if people pay for their health care themselves. B) Not if their insurance premiums are actuarially adjusted for all the potential health care costs C) Not if smokers bear all the cost of lower productivity, including earlier death. D) Not if smoking is not allowed in public areas. Not if au (such

5) Smoking increases health care costs. Is this an externality? Which of the following statements make sense? A) Not if people pay for their health care themselves. B) Not if their insurance premiums are actuarially adjusted for all the potential health care costs C) Not if smokers bear all the cost of lower productivity, including earlier death. D) Not if smoking is not allowed in public areas. Not if au (such

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