Market outcome and social optimum
Market outcome and social optimum
The free market produces at the private equilibrium, where marginal private benefit equals marginal private cost: MPB=MPCMPB = MPCMPB=MPC. This outcome reflects only the costs and benefits considered by buyers and sellers.
Step-by-step lessons on CIE Intl A Level Economics 7.4.5 deadweight welfare losses arising from positive and negative externalities. Each one builds up to exam-style questions.