Which of the following is an example of a POSITIVE externality. Group of answer choices Timber harvesting increases the risk of landslides Workers using state-run programs to receive health insurance because it is not provided by their employer Your neighbor's dog barked really loud when a stranger was prowling your property Pollution emitted from a power plant
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Identify the following situations as an example of a negative or a positive externality: a. You are a birder (bird watcher), and your neighbor has put up several birdhouses in the yard as well as planting trees and flowers that attract birds. b. Your neighbor paints his house a hideous color. c. Investments in private education raise your country's standard of living. d. Trash dumped upstream flows downstream right past your home. e. Your roommate is a smoker, but you are a nonsmoker.
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