question archive Second-hand" smoke, an often cited disadvantage of allowing smoking in restaurants, is referred to in economics as a(n): a
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Second-hand" smoke, an often cited disadvantage of allowing smoking in restaurants, is referred to in economics as a(n):
a. capital goods
b. externality.
c. economic cost.
d. negative investment.
The answer is b.
Smoking lowers the air quality for other people in the restaurant, who in addition is not compensated for suffering from lower air quality. Hence second-hand smoking is an externality.