Waste water runoff from large poultry farms adversely affects their neighbors. What outcome would we expect from this market in the absence of government intervention or a private deal?
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This is a classic example of a negative externality. In the absence of government intervention or a private deal, the poultry farms do not bear the full cost of their production, as they are not accounting for the harm caused to their neighbors. Show more…
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