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Market failure Flashcards

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Formula for positive externality of consumption

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MPB < MSB

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Solutions to positive externalities of consumption

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  • subsidise firms
  • direct govt provision
  • positive advertisement
  • legislation
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Problems with subsidizing firms (for positive externalities of consumption)

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  • cost for govt (opportunity cost)
  • production inefficiencies because part of the producer’s revenue is guaranteed by the govt
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Problems with direct govt provision (for positive externalities of consumption)

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  • cost to govt (opportunity cost)
  • bad quality of good or service (the govt might be less efficient than the private firms that provide it)
  • private firms may be dissuaded from investing in the industry because the govt will provide for it anayway
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problems with positive advertising (for positive externalities of consumption)

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cost for govt might be high (opportunity cost)

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problems with legislations (for positive externalities of consumption)

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  • will only be successful if the govt provides the good/service free of charge
  • some people might see it as an infringement of their rights
  • there is additional cost in enforcing the law
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formula for positive externality of production

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MSC < MPC

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solutions to positive externalities of production

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direct govt provision, subsidies

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problems with direct govt provision (for positive externalities of production)

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  • opportunity cost for govt
  • govt might lack expertise found in firms
  • private firms may be dissuaded from investing in the industry
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problems with subsidies

(as a method of correcting positive externalities of consumption)

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  • difficult for govt to estimate the level of subsidy each firm deserves
  • opportunity cost for govt
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formula for negative externality of consumption

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MPB > MSB

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solutions to negative externalities of consumption

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  • banning or regulating the good
  • indirect tax
  • negative advertisement (education)
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problems with banning or regulating the good

(as a solution for negative externalities of consumption)

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  • negative effect on shareholders and unemployment
  • effect of govt revenue because it stops receiving taxes from that industry
  • negative reaction from consumers
  • additional costs of enforcing the law
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problems with indirect taxes (for negative externality of consumption)

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  • often taxed goods tend to be inelastic so consumption isn’t always decreased
  • black markets might appear
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problems with negative advertisement / education (for negative externality of consumption)

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  • opportunity cost for the govt
  • doubts about effectiveness
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formula for negative production externality

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MSC > MPC

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solutions for negative production externalities

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  • taxes
  • legislations
  • tradeable emission permits
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problems with tradeable emission permits (for negative production externalities)

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  • difficult to determine an acceptable level of pollution
  • difficult to measure a firm’s pollution
  • pollution is still present
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problems with legislations/regulations

(as a method of correcting negative production externalities)

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  • unemployment
  • creates non-consumption of the good (though the good might be necessary for producers)
  • high cost in setting and enforcing the legislation
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problems with taxes

(as a method of correcting negative production externalities)

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  • difficult to set a value on the externality
  • difficult to identify which firms are responsible for what levels of production
  • don’t actually stop the pollution from taking place
21
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characteristics of common pool resources

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Rivalrous and non-excludable.

This means that the consumption of the good reduces its availability for others but it is impossible to exclude others from using it (i.e. finite but priced at 0)

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how does unsustainable production of common pool resources create negative externalities?

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The lack of price means that the rationing function does not occur, leading to overuse

23
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solutions to the tragedy of the commons

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  • Carbon taxes
  • Tradeable emission permits
  • Subsidizing cleaner substitute gods
  • Legislation
  • Collective self-governance
24
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characteristics of public goods

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non-rivalrous and non-excludable.

This means that the consumption of the good does not reduce its availability for others and it is impossible to exclude others from using it.

25
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what is the free rider problem?

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When people can enjoy a good without paying for it, it creates market failure as there is no incentive that incentivizes firms to produce the good.

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Forms of government intervention in response to public goods

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  • free govt. provision
  • contracting out to the private sector
27
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asymmetric information

definition + types

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When buyers and sellers do not have equal access to information.

Types:

  • Adverse selection: when one party (buyer or seller) has more information than the other party about the quality of the product being sold
  • Moral hazard: where one party takes a risk but does not bear all of the consequences of the risk
28
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government responses to adverse selection

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  • regulation
  • provision of information
  • licensure
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private responses to adverse selection

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  • screening: consumers seek more information by screening (researching) the product
  • signalling: the use of trusted measures of quality to signal the quality of the product (e.g. warratnies, brand names)
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free good vs economic good

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Public good:

  • Is not scarce
  • Has 0 opportunity cost

Economic good:

  • Is scarce
  • Has an opportunity cost
31
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responses to moral hazard

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Solutions seek to realign the incentives:

  • insurance
  • deductibles (out-of-pocket)

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