4. For the increasing marginal-extraction-cost model of the allocation of a depletable resource, how would the ultimate

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4. For the increasing marginal-extraction-cost model of the allocation of a depletable resource, how would the ultimate cumulative amount taken out of the ground be affected by

(a) an increase in the discount rate,

(b) the extraction by a monopolistic, rather than a competitive, industry, and

(c) a per-unit subsidy paid by the government for each unit of the abundant substitute used?

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Environmental And Natural Resource Economics

ISBN: 9781315523965

10th Edition

Authors: Thomas H Tietenberg, Lynne Lewis

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