Problem 3The government of Indiana makes flu shots available to anybody in the state free of charge.Which of the following best describes why these are not public goods?people's insurance might pay for it anyway, making flu shots a club goodbecause the description means that these goods are excludable.O only one person can receive a given dose of vaccine, making it rivalOthey actually are public goods because any good provided by the government is a public good.

The objective of the question is to understand why flu shots, despite being provided free of charge…

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Supply 10.00 9.00 8.00 7.00 6.00 MSC 5.00 4.00 Demand 3.00 2.00 1.00 25000 50000 75000 100000 125000 150000 175000 200000 If a tax or subsidy were used to correct the externality, what would be chosen? O a. tax = $4 O b. subsidy = $3 O C. tax = $3 O d. subsidy = $4 B.
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4 This is a graph reprinted from Section 12.1 the Economics of Pollution. Please explain the graph with particular attention paid to why there are two supply curves. How can a government use this graph to establish pollution controls?
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Price of a vaccination $140 Supply 110 75 D, marginal social benefit D= marginal private benefit 550 800 Quantity of vaccinations Refer to the Externality graph above. Government could increase the quantity of vaccinations by: O a. subsidizing the producer to provide the vaccinations. O b. subsidizing the consumer to receive the vaccinations. Oc. Government provides the good or service altogether. O d. none of the above. O e. A, B, and C.
A. Figure 10-8 (above)- For the described positive externality, what is the market quantity without any efforts to correct the market? B. For a positive externality, briefly explain why and how the government may get involved in the market. In your response, provide an example (type of product or service).
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5. Correcting for negative externalities - Regulation versus tradable permits Imagine the government wants to reduce the total pollution emitted by three local firms. Currently, each firm is creating 4 units of pollution in the area, for a total of 12 pollution units. If the government wants to reduce total pollution in the area to 6 units, it can choose between the following two methods: Available Methods to Reduce Pollution 1. The government sets pollution standards using regulation. 2. The government allocates tradable pollution permits. Each firm faces different costs, so reducing pollution is more difficult for some firms than others. The following table shows the cost each firm faces to eliminate each unit of pollution. For each firm, assume that the cost of reducing pollution to zero (that is, eliminating all 4 units of pollution) is prohibitively expensive. Firm Firm X Firm Y Firm Z Method 1: Regulation Now, imagine that two government employees proposed alternative plans for…
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