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This economist wrote that the case for government intervention “cannot become more than a prima facie one” until agencies “intervene advantageously,” presaging public choice arguments. John Maynard Keynes argued against a work by this economist, whose title Theory of Unemployment is frictional or voluntary. A phenomenon named for this economist, in which consumption rises because deflation increases real wealth, is also called the “real balance effect.” (10[1])The optimal value of a policy named for this economist occurs when marginal social cost intersects marginal social benefit. This Cambridge economist names a policy used to correct outcomes (10[1])from water pollution (10[1])and carbon emissions. (10[1])For 10 points, name this economist whose namesake taxes (10[2])mitigate negative externalities. (10[1])■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: A. C. Pigou (“PIG-oo”) [or Arthur Cecil Pigou; accept Pigou effect; accept Pigouvian taxes]
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