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In efforts to increase economic efficiency, governments should ______________ public goods.Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow keys to select an answer.ataxbsubsidizecdo nothing for

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In efforts to increase economic efficiency, governments should ______________ public goods.Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow keys to select an answer.ataxbsubsidizecdo nothing for

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The correct answer is "subsidize". Governments should subsidize public goods to increase economic efficiency. This is because public goods are typically under-provided in the free market. Subsidies can help to correct this market failure and improve economic efficiency.

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