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［五常考室第7期］No-smokingLaw
(2007-08-29 06:45:22)
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知识/探索张五常经济学 |
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本期导言：
下面是本年度香港中学经济科高考第一卷的第三部分（共三部分）的其中一条试题（共3条），考理论与应用。张五常教授借花敬佛，在这里试试中国同学的本领。（一个星期后公布答案）
7、The Hong Kong
government has imposed a strict and severe no-smoking law,
prohibiting smoking in most public areas. Milton
Friedman said that each and every individual should have the
freedom to harm himself, including committing suicide; however, in
doing so he may inflict damage on others and create a social cost
problem. One who smokes cigarettes enjoys
smoking, but may inflict damage on the health of others
nearby.
(a) How
would you assess the social gains and costs of our new no-smoking
law?
(b) What
is the relevance of the Coase Theorem here?
(c)
Emissions from automobile engines are said to inflict far more
damage on health than smoke from cigarettes.
本博客管理员按：
《五常考室》的栏目不定期地发布经济学题目，有些是张五常教授出的题目，有些是教授借用来考考同学的。题目有时用中文，有时用英文。此室为教育经济学而设，欢迎有志于经济学的同学踊跃参与。
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