Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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Please answer questions 2 a) i - iii, b) & c)
![Question 2
(a) Identify the type of market failure, explain why it occurs and provide a
solution
(i) An auto repair shop convinces you that you need a
$20,000 valve job when all you need is an oil change.
(ii) Everyone in the neighbourhood would benefit if an
empty lot were turned into a park but no entrepreneur
will come forward to finance the transformation
(iii) A barking dog in the backyard
(b) Define the tragedy of the commons in your own
words.
(c) Why are fish in the ocean an example of a resource
that suffers from the tragedy of the commons but
cattle grazing in a farmer's pasture does not suffer
from the tragedy of the commons?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F224022f3-e7fb-49ba-abca-9b122c490b0d%2Fb009c5a0-1b6e-49a7-9eb5-27e7011be5ab%2F50q5ok_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Question 2
(a) Identify the type of market failure, explain why it occurs and provide a
solution
(i) An auto repair shop convinces you that you need a
$20,000 valve job when all you need is an oil change.
(ii) Everyone in the neighbourhood would benefit if an
empty lot were turned into a park but no entrepreneur
will come forward to finance the transformation
(iii) A barking dog in the backyard
(b) Define the tragedy of the commons in your own
words.
(c) Why are fish in the ocean an example of a resource
that suffers from the tragedy of the commons but
cattle grazing in a farmer's pasture does not suffer
from the tragedy of the commons?
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