2. Now, instead of taxes or quotas, suppose that the government funded research instead, in...

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2. Now, instead of taxes or quotas, suppose that the government funded research instead, in an effort to reduce pollution. Suppose researchers at CSUs Wheat Breeding Program developed a rust resistant wheat that doesnt need to be sprayed. Now farmers dont have the variable costs of spraying the fungicide, and they have fewer yield losses. And it eliminates the $1.50/bushel negative externality. Compare this policy outcome to the Pigovian tax. Who wins, who loses?

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