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Externalities

Externalities

Externalities in production (a) external costs

External costs in production

Costs and benefits

MC = S

P

D

O

Q1 Quantity

External costs in production

Costs and benefits

MSC

P

MC = S

D External cost

O

Q2 Social optimum

Quantity

Q1

Externalities

Externalities in production (b) external benefits

External benefits in production

Costs and benefits

MC = S

P

O

D

Q1 Quantity

External benefits in production

Costs and benefits

MC = S MSC

External benefit P

O

D

Q1 Quantity

Q2

Social optimum

External costs and benefits in production

D

P External cost

O

Q2

Q1

Quantity

(a ) External costs

MC = S MSC Costs and benefits (£)

Costs and benefits (£)

MSC MC = S

External benefit P

O

D

Q1

Q2

Quantity

(b) External benefits

Externalities

Externalities in consumption (a) external costs

Costs and benefits

External costs in consumption

P

D

(MB) MU = D

O

Q1 Quantity

Costs and benefits

External costs in consumption

External cost

P

D

(MB) MU = D MSB O Social optimum

Q2

Q1 Quantity

Externalities

Externalities in consumption (b) external benefits

Costs and benefits

External benefits in consumption

P

D

(MB) MU = D

O

Q1 Quantity

External benefits in consumption

Costs and benefits

External benefit

P

D MSB (MB) MU = D

O

Q1 Quantity

Q2

Social optimum

External cost P

P

Costs and benefits (£)

Costs and benefits (£)

External costs and benefits in consumption

External benefit

P

P MSB MB

MB MSB O

Q2

Q1 Car miles

(a ) External costs

O

Q1

Q2

Rail miles

(b) External benefits

Externalities

Using taxes to correct for an externality (a) external cost in production

Using taxes to correct a market distortion

Costs and benefits

MC = S

P

D

O

Q1 Quantity

Using taxes to correct a market distortion

Costs and benefits

MSC

P

MC = S

D External cost

O

Q2 Social optimum

Quantity

Q1

Using taxes to correct a market distortion

Costs and benefits

MSC

MC = S

Optimum tax = MSC – MC

P

D

MC

O

Q2 Quantity

Q1

Using taxes to correct a market distortion

Costs and benefits

MSC

P

D

Amount of tax MC

O

MC = S

Q2 Quantity

Q1

Externalities

Using subsidies to correct for an externality (a) external benefits in production

Using subsidies to correct a market distortion

Costs and benefits

MC = S

P

O

D

Q1 Quantity

Using subsidies to correct a market distortion

Costs and benefits

MC = S MSC

External benefit P

O

D

Q1 Quantity

Q2

Social optimum

Using subsidies to correct a market distortion MC = S MSC

Costs and benefits

MC Optimum subsidy = MC – MSC P

O

D

Q1 Quantity

Q2

Using subsidies to correct a market distortion MC = S MSC

Costs and benefits

MC

Amount of subsidy P

O

D

Q1 Quantity

Q2

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