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7.4.1 definition and calculation of social costs (SC) as the sum of private costs (PC) and external costs (EC)

Who bears a private cost?

A

Consumers buying the final product pay it directly.

B

Third parties outside the transaction pay it directly.

C

The government regulating the activity pays it directly.

D

The decision-maker undertaking the activity pays it directly.

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