The Coase Theorem states that: (A) Government action is always needed to solve the problem of externalities. (B) Government action will not always be needed since markets will emerge to solve the problem of externalities (C) If transaction costs are not prohibitive, private bargaining works to solve the problem of externalities. (D) b and c

UoH 2010 Question 70: Market failure, externalities and public goods

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How bargaining can fix an externality when property rights are clear and costs of bargaining are low.

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