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1
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what is market failure

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when the pice mechanism leads to a misallocation of resources

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what are the 4 types of market failure

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postive externalities
negative externalities
information gaps
public goods

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what are negative externalities

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costs which affect third parties outside the price mechanism

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4
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how do you properly define welfare loss

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how much welfare the society loses in total as a result of positive/ negative externalities

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5
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what is the point called where MSB = MSC

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socially efficient equilibrium

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6
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what does the effectiveness of indirect tax on externalities depend on

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it depends on the cost of the tax, if it achieves the socially eficient equilibrium(P* and Q*)

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7
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what does the CAP and TRADE mean(word by word)

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CAP: how much pollution is allowed per year
TRADE:

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8
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how are tradeable pollution permits handed down and what is done with the rest

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tradeable pollution permits are handed out based on the firm’s size. the government will do this until there is only 10% of permits left. these permiits are then auctioned

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9
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what is the benefit of tradeable pollution to the government

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the government is able to raise revenue from selling the permits on the market.

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what is the purpose of minimum prices

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inceases the prices, which causes a contraction in demand

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what are the 3 main purposes of regulation

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  • ban goods completely
  • set environmental standards
  • set legal age restrictions
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what are positive externalities

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benefits which affect third parties outside the price mechanism

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13
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what is another phrase for positive externalities

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external benefits

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14
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what does the supply curve tell us

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the lowest price that suppliers are willing to sell for

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15
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where to draw the potential welfare gain in the positive consumption externalities diagram

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between the underconsumption gap (Q-Q*)

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16
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what is a subsidy and what is its purpose

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a money grant given by the government to firms, which encourages firms to increase production

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what is the purpose of maximum prices

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to create excess demand, encourage the consumption of goods

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18
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what are the determinants of elasticity of labour demand(3)

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  • substitutes
  • % of total costs
  • time
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19
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what does it mean if wages make up a large % of total costs

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wage increases have a big impact, firm is responsive so elastic demand

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what happens if wages increase in the short run(elasticity demand for labour)

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demand will be inelastic because there is not enough time to find substitutes

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21
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what are the 3 factors that affect the elasticity supply of labour

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  • skills and qualifications
  • unemployment levels
  • time
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what happens to wages when the supply of labour is elastic

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the wages are lower

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23
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what is the elasticity of supply of labour when unemployment is low

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inelastic

24
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what happens to the elasticity supply of labour in the short run if wages increase

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labour dont have enough time to train or apply for the job meaning it will be unresponsive so inelastic

25
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what happens to wages in the short run when supply is inelastic

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wages will be higher(less quantity)

26
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how does unemployment affect the elasticity of labour supply

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the higher the unemployment, the more people there are looking for work, so workers will be responsive, so elasticity is high.

27
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what does derived demand mean

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the demand for labour is derived from demand for a good/service

28
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what are both sides for increases in productivity

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  • demand for labour will increase as they become more productive
  • demand for labour may decrease as less labour will be needed to produce the same amount of goods
29
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what is the correlation between capital costs and demand for labour

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as capital costs decrease the demand for labour decreases

30
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how does migration into the country affect the labour diagram

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supply curve shifts to the right

31
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what is an evaluation point for increased income tax

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workers may need to work more hours in order to pay for things like mortgages, which may in turn increase the supply of labour.

32
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what are some examples of non-monetary benefits

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  • private healthcare
  • company cars
  • free gym memberships
33
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what is the correlation between non-monetary benefits and wages

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  • the higher the non-monetary benefits the lower the wages(supply curve shifts to the right)
34
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what is the effect of training and education on the labour diagram

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  • supply will increase since labour has more skills
  • demand can increase as labour is more productive
  • demand can decrease as less labour is needed to produce the same amount of goods/services
35
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what are 2 examples of sunk costs

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  • advertising
  • R and D
36
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4 features of an oligopolistic market structure

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  • a few large sellers
  • high barriers to entry /exit
  • differentiated goods(coca cola and pepsi)
  • interdependence
37
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what happens to revenue when PED is inelastic and price is increased/ decreased

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  • when price is increased = TR increases
  • when price is decreased = TR decreases
38
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what are the 3 types of price competition

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  • price wars
  • predatory pricing
  • limit pricing
39
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what is predatory pricing

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firms decrease pricing below their SR shutdown point in order to steal customers, and cause firms to leave the market(AVC = AR)

40
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what is limit pricing

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when an incumbant firm sets prices low enough to limit new competition from entering the market

41
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how do firms benefit in the LR from limit pricing

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  • firms will have E of S compared to other firms
42
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4 main types of non-price competition

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  • advertising
  • loyalty cards
  • branding
  • quality
43
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what are risk bearing economies

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  • when firms use LR supernormal profits to diversify into new areas, reducing the cost of failure in one sector
44
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what is a real world example of risk diversification

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richard brandson expanding Vrigin Group into:
- virgin atlantic(commercial planes company)
- virgin games(gaming)
- virgin Active(health and fitness)

45
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what are the 3 types of internal diseconomies of scale

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  • Alienation(loss of motivation -> decreased productivity -> increase in LRAC)
  • Bureaucracy (increase in legal paperwork and amount of staff required to deal with this -> increase in LRAC)
  • Communication (longer to share ideas across the firm -> decreasing productivity -> raising LRAC)
46
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whart is the MES point

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the quantity where the firm first reaches its lowest LRAC

47
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what are internal economies of scale

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reduction in the firm’s LRAC, as a firm’s size increases

48
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what are external economies of scale

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when an industry’s size increases which leads to lower LRAC

49
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what is an example of external economies of scale

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knowledge was shared in hollywood as the fil industry increased, introducing a new idea (GREEn SCREEN), reducing the costs of having to travel to places to film specific sceneries

50
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what is the difference between variable and fixed costs

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  • fixed costs do not change with output
  • variables costs chnage with output
51
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DMR : inm the SR as more FOP are employed …

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the margial returns from these FOP will eventually decrease

52
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what are the 2 types external economies of scale

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  • knowledge transfers
  • recruitment costs
53
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what is the coeffiecient of XED if a good is complementary

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negative

54
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what is the coefficient of XED if a good is a substitute

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positive

55
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what is the XED is a good is unrelated

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