Problem Set 2 (Ch 4,5,6) 1. (4.12 in book). Let the supply curve be P
... times the output of 7, so it equals 21. Adding those three things up yields 94.5 in total surplus. That’s down by 1.5 from the pre-tax surplus, so the deadweight loss is 1.5. ...
... times the output of 7, so it equals 21. Adding those three things up yields 94.5 in total surplus. That’s down by 1.5 from the pre-tax surplus, so the deadweight loss is 1.5. ...
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... Comparative Advantage: One nation can produce a good at a lower opportunity cost than the other. Examples of Comparative Advantage: Lawyer and secretary, Doctor and Nurse. The number of CDs and beef produced in one hour. ...
... Comparative Advantage: One nation can produce a good at a lower opportunity cost than the other. Examples of Comparative Advantage: Lawyer and secretary, Doctor and Nurse. The number of CDs and beef produced in one hour. ...
Word Doc
... From an antitrust perspective, one response to natural monopoly is to allow a single firm to serve the industry so as to exploit the scale economies but to regulate its price so as to prevent monopoly pricing. However, if price is set equal to marginal cost in order to achieve the efficient output l ...
... From an antitrust perspective, one response to natural monopoly is to allow a single firm to serve the industry so as to exploit the scale economies but to regulate its price so as to prevent monopoly pricing. However, if price is set equal to marginal cost in order to achieve the efficient output l ...
Microeconomics
... Attendance: Three-strike policy - absence from more than 25 percent of the classes for each semester results in automatic failure. If you arrive late to the class, it is your responsibility to let me know at the end of class so that I can check off your name. Participation: Your quality participatio ...
... Attendance: Three-strike policy - absence from more than 25 percent of the classes for each semester results in automatic failure. If you arrive late to the class, it is your responsibility to let me know at the end of class so that I can check off your name. Participation: Your quality participatio ...
Wk10
... Why? Cap-and-trade alters who pays for pollution: • When pollution is unregulated, all consumers bear the consequences of pollution. • When cap-and-trade is enacted, the cost of pollution is borne directly by firms. Polluting firms tend to be able to organize better lobbying efforts, because consume ...
... Why? Cap-and-trade alters who pays for pollution: • When pollution is unregulated, all consumers bear the consequences of pollution. • When cap-and-trade is enacted, the cost of pollution is borne directly by firms. Polluting firms tend to be able to organize better lobbying efforts, because consume ...
Topic 7 notes
... Market failure and the role of the public sector We have discussed the important reasons why a Pareto optimal allocation of scarce resources may not be achieved through the decentralised market system. In all cases of market failure the marginal social benefit of devoting an extra unit of resources ...
... Market failure and the role of the public sector We have discussed the important reasons why a Pareto optimal allocation of scarce resources may not be achieved through the decentralised market system. In all cases of market failure the marginal social benefit of devoting an extra unit of resources ...
Economics AS and A-level Externalities: Teacher`s guide
... cost curve. Therefore, a simple connection can be made between the market supply curve and the marginal private cost curve. Similarly, to understand why, given certain assumptions, that allocative efficiency is achieved where price = marginal cost, students need to appreciate that the price charged ...
... cost curve. Therefore, a simple connection can be made between the market supply curve and the marginal private cost curve. Similarly, to understand why, given certain assumptions, that allocative efficiency is achieved where price = marginal cost, students need to appreciate that the price charged ...
1. The difference between marginal values and average values is that
... 2. Free and competitive markets allocate scarce resources efficiently (a) true, so long as there are no public goods. (b) true so long as there are no market failures. (c) true, so long as there are no externalities. (d) all of the above are correct. 3. Utility functions are defined for (a) consumer ...
... 2. Free and competitive markets allocate scarce resources efficiently (a) true, so long as there are no public goods. (b) true so long as there are no market failures. (c) true, so long as there are no externalities. (d) all of the above are correct. 3. Utility functions are defined for (a) consumer ...
Market Failure Stakeholder Analysis (Who Wins, Loses) Monopoly
... Producers subtract $v - and gov’t pays them ...
... Producers subtract $v - and gov’t pays them ...
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... future costs & benefits • It involves estimating the future costs and benefits that will occur from a project in the future. • This is to assess the extent of externalities from the project. • E.g. predicting costs & benefits for a ...
... future costs & benefits • It involves estimating the future costs and benefits that will occur from a project in the future. • This is to assess the extent of externalities from the project. • E.g. predicting costs & benefits for a ...
Markets
... • If MB > MC, can increase quantity → increases benefits more than increases costs → total net benefits increase • If MC > MB, can decrease quantity → decreases cost by more than decreases benefits → total net benefits increase • Only at q* impossible to increase net benefits by changing quantity ...
... • If MB > MC, can increase quantity → increases benefits more than increases costs → total net benefits increase • If MC > MB, can decrease quantity → decreases cost by more than decreases benefits → total net benefits increase • Only at q* impossible to increase net benefits by changing quantity ...
market failure
... 1. Taxes will increase the cost of production of the firm. 2. Owing to the tax, producers will cut back on production so as they now have less resources and they need to maintain a level of profit. 3. This will cause the prices of the cigarettes to increase causing consumers to decrease the quantity ...
... 1. Taxes will increase the cost of production of the firm. 2. Owing to the tax, producers will cut back on production so as they now have less resources and they need to maintain a level of profit. 3. This will cause the prices of the cigarettes to increase causing consumers to decrease the quantity ...
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... mirror image. Negative and positive external effects often occur together. In these cases taxes, charges and subsidies can be applied. For example highways, especially motorways, have both social benefits and local, regional damages. If we do not take them into account carefully, it might lead not o ...
... mirror image. Negative and positive external effects often occur together. In these cases taxes, charges and subsidies can be applied. For example highways, especially motorways, have both social benefits and local, regional damages. If we do not take them into account carefully, it might lead not o ...
Externality
In economics, an externality is the cost or benefit that affects a party who did not choose to incur that cost or benefit.For example, manufacturing activities that cause air pollution impose health and clean-up costs on the whole society, whereas the neighbors of an individual who chooses to fire-proof his home may benefit from a reduced risk of a fire spreading to their own houses. If external costs exist, such as pollution, the producer may choose to produce more of the product than would be produced if the producer were required to pay all associated environmental costs. Because responsibility or consequence for self-directed action lies partly outside the self, an element of externalization is involved. If there are external benefits, such as in public safety, less of the good may be produced than would be the case if the producer were to receive payment for the external benefits to others. For the purpose of these statements, overall cost and benefit to society is defined as the sum of the imputed monetary value of benefits and costs to all parties involved. Thus, unregulated markets in goods or services with significant externalities generate prices that do not reflect the full social cost or benefit of their transactions; such markets are therefore inefficient.