Public goods and common-resource goods tend to need government help to ensure that they’re produced and used properly. Why is that?

If the U.S. protects its T-shirt industry by, for example, levying tariffs on Chinese T-shirts, what happens to the American T-shirt market?

According to this headline, what will happen to the market for cannabis?

The Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility suggests that a millionaire will enjoy a $10,000 bonus

The United States produces many different products. What should it export, and what should it import?

Outline the theoretical justification for making only one measurement (as opposed to making several measurements of a given sample).

After calibration of the multi-channel analyzer, what is the ideal relationship between the Cs-137 photopeak and the energy window? (Hint: consider the energy spectrum)

Complete the following statements: The FWHM is a measure of the of a scintillation detector. When the FWHM is used to compare two scintillation detectors, a (larger or smaller) value indicates a (better or worse) detector.   

Background for a weekly wipe test is determined to be 212 counts in 1 minute.  What is the lowest count measurement in this wipe test that should be considered above background? Round up to the nearest whole number.

Define calibration and use one example from the lab exercises completed in class.