A World View article titled "Secondhand Smoke Kills 600,000 People a Year: Study" implies the harm caused to nonsmokers is

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The article implies that secondhand smoke is a source of market failure because it is not included in the market price of cigarettes, and therefore the negative externalities are not taken into account by the market. This leads to an overconsumption of cigarettes and harm to nonsmokers.

A World View Article Titled "Secondhand Smoke Kills 600,000 People