Microeconomics (6th Edition)
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Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.3.14PA
Sub part (a):
To determine
Marginal external cost and the Pigovian tax in the cities.
Sub part (b):
To determine
Optimal tax in the large city and in the small city.
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