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Negative Externality Example: Robot Factory and Nurses
A factory that produces 120 robots per day is situated next to a dormitory for nurses who work night shifts. The noise generated by the factory's production process disrupts the nurses' sleep. This scenario is a clear example of a negative externality because the factory's operations impose a cost on the nurses that is not accounted for in the market price of the robots.
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