market failure Flashcards
market failure
when the price mechanism fails to allocate scarce resources effectively
complete market failure
occurs when the markets completely doesn’t supply products are all- missing market
partial market failure
when the market does actually function but it produces either the wrong quality of product or at the wrong price
reasons for market failure
negative externalities
this causes the social cost of production to exceed the private cost
reasons for market failure
positive externalities
causing the social benefit of consumption to exceed the private benefit
reasons for market failure
imperfect information
some merit goods are under produced while demerit goods are over consumed
reasons for market failure
Monopoly
underproduction and high prices causing consumer welfare to be damaged
reasons for market failure
Factor immobility
causes unemployment and loss of productive efficiency
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