Semester Flashcards
Discount Rate
Rate for calculating present value (PV) r = DR
Present Value Formula
X/(1+r)
Present Value
The current value of future benefits ($1.10 in year is worth $1 today)
First Equimarginal Principle
SNB are maximized when SMB from allocation equal social MC
2nd Equimarginal Principle
Cost of certain outcomes when MC is the same for all participants
Optimal Outcome
Define optimal stock and rate
Net Benefits
Area under the demand curve above the supply curve
Criteria in decision making
If B>C then support the action.
Public Goods
Consumption is both nonexclusive and indivisible
Common Pool Resources
Shared resources that are nonexclusive and divisible
External Benefits
Positive externalities
DWL of Positive Externalities
Area between Market Quantity and Social optimum and below Marginal Social Benefit and above MC
External Cost
Negative Externalities
DWL Negative Externalities
Below Marginal Social Cost and Above Demand; in-between Social Optimum and Market Quantity
Enforceability
Secure from involuntary seizure or encroachment from others