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    the similarities/differences between public‚ quasi-public and private goods with the box diagram. Please give examples for each. 1. What are externalities? Please explain with examples. 2. Please explain how the excessive production of steel yields negative externality by using a diagram. 3. How do private markets respond to externalities? Please explain these private remedies by giving examples for each. 4. What is the Coase Theorem? Please explain briefly with an example. 5

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    Achievement Standard 91402 Credits 5 Demonstrate understanding of Government Interventions to correct Market failures “The Issue of Obesity in New Zealand.” AGENDA A. What is obesity? B. The issue of obesity in New Zealand C. The obesity issue vs Market Failure D. Government interventions to correct the Market failure. E. Conclusion F. Conferences

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    they don’t then they are dispensable. This is maximizing the use of scarce resources. Incentives are the biggest things that motivate individuals. Chapter 3 Government and the Economy One big task for the government is that it deals with externalities. The economy on its own won’t do well because the ordinary person would try to save by cutting corners to maximize personal benefit and when that happens‚ social benefit drops. This is basically having people aiding themselves with others money

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    EMDM-2Q.3(A) answer:- Definition of The Free Rider Problem. This occurs when people can enjoy a good service without paying anything (or making a small contribution less than their benefit.) If enough people can enjoy a good without paying for the cost then there is a danger that‚ in a free market‚ the good will be under-provided or not provided at all. More on Definition of Free Rider Problem Public Good and a Free Rider Problem A public good has a classic free rider problem because the good

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    ceremony at which Transport Secretary Alistair Darling was the guest of honour” stated in the bbc article online and in the article “M6 toll road around Birmingham opened in 2003” ‚ as it means of correcting Market Failure i.e. creating negative externalities created by traffic congestion as shown in the diagram 1. Market Failure is defined as misallocation of resources as a result of failure in the overproduction of the market mechanism. The price mechanism has three functions the rationing‚ the signalling

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    BU224-01 November 23rd‚ 2010 HOMEWORK - UNIT 9 EXTERNALITIES & TAXES‚ SOCIAL INSURANCE‚ AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION Chapter 19: Problems 1 and 5 on pages 472-474 Chapter 21: Problems 4 and 9 on pages 517-518 Chapter 19 / EXTERNALITIES /25 1. a. Mrs. Chau plants lots of colorful flowers in her front yard. What type of externality (positive or negative) is described? (2pts) Positive externally. Is the marginal social benefit of the activity greater than or equal to the marginal

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    distortion interfering with the working of what is known as the ‘invisible hand’ (markets automatically channeling self-interest toward socially desirable ends). What must be discussed is the importance of government intervention and the notion of externalities caused by pollution. External costs produce one type of market failure and that market failure leads to inefficiency in the allocation of resources. Society has to pollute at a reasonable level. We should not pollute past the assimilative capacity

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    profit maximisation does not include non-monetary costs such as damages done to the environment. The absence of considering these costs leads to the formation of externalities. This leads to a socially inefficient outcome. While the individual profits from the pursuit of economic interests‚ society suffers due to the negative externalities imposed to the economy. An example that comes to mind would be climate change due to the indiscriminate burning of fossil fuels and industrialisation. For instance

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    environment. 7. Market failures depend on the distribution of the goods. Possible market failures could stem from underinvestment and non-excludability. 8. There are always gains and losses when a public good/service is exchanged. The possible externalities that may

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    given market‚ the quantity of a product demanded by consumers does not equate to the quantity supplied by suppliers’. This is due to the lack of certain economically factors that prevent equilibrium. There are 4 main types of market failure: 1. Externalities occur when economic decisions create costs or benefits for people other than the decision taker: these are called the external costs and external benefits of that decision. 2. Monopoly power can lead to a higher price and lower output as compared

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