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The average weight of American adults increased by about several pounds since 1990. It has been reported that U.S. airlines spent millions more in fuel costs to transport this additional weight since 1990. Under what circumstances would this increased cost be an externality of obesity and overweight, and under what circumstances would it not be an externality?

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