Suppose that a firm in a competitive market produces electricity by burning coal. The production process creates a negative externality of air pollution. The firm only cares about its private benefits and costs so it will produce a quantity where O the price of electricity it is paid equals the marginal private cost of producing electricity O the marginal value of electricity to society equals the marginal social cost to society the cost of the externality is maximized O the transaction costs of private bargaining are minimized

Suppose that a firm in a competitive market produces electricity by burning coal. The production process creates a negative externality of air pollution. The firm only cares about its private benefits and costs so it will produce a quantity where O the price of electricity it is paid equals the marginal private cost of producing electricity O the marginal value of electricity to society equals the marginal social cost to society the cost of the externality is maximized O the transaction costs of private bargaining are minimized

Micro Economics For Today

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Chapter14: Environmental Economics

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