Microeconomics
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ISBN: 9781260507140
Author: David C. Colander
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Chapter 23, Problem 12QE
(a)
To determine
Determine the impact of the development of such organ farms on the price of pigs.
(b)
To determine
Determine whether the development of such organ farms would be Pareto optimal.
(c)
To determine
Determine the impact of development of farm organs on the existing black market in human organs.
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