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Policy Inefficiency Due to Measurement Challenges
The inability to precisely measure marginal social costs hinders a government's ability to design effective interventions. This measurement uncertainty makes it difficult to set a tax or compensation level that achieves a Pareto-efficient outcome and is perceived as fair by all parties.
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