
Intro Econ 4: Scarcity & Pistachios
Planet Money Summer School
Value Water by Efficient Use
Setting a cap on water usage is essential to ensure its careful allocation among various users, prioritizing those who value and use it most effectively. By enabling trading of water rights, individuals like farmers can optimize their resources, permitting those with greater needs or better efficiency to obtain water, ultimately fostering better agricultural practices and addressing issues such as global warming through a cap-and-trade system.
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