An appendectomy is an operation to have your appendix removed. To simplify the analysis, assume that everyone

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An appendectomy is an operation to have your appendix removed. To simplify the analysis, assume that everyone has health insurance, so that anybody who needs an appendectomy will have one.
(a) Show that the demand curve for appendectomies is vertical.
(b) There is a technological breakthrough that allows surgeons to perform appendectomies at a much lower cost. Will the equilibrium price of appendectomies rise, fall, or remain constant? Will the equilibrium quantity of appendectomies rise, fall, or remain constant? Present a supply-and-demand curve diagram to defend your answers.
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Microeconomics

ISBN: 978-1292079578

Global Edition 1st Edition

Authors: David Laibson, John List

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