The market for good Q is perfectly competitive. However, it features negative externalities. In the equilibrium of this market, the perfect competition quantity is Qpc=5. The socially efficient quantity is QsOC-3. The production of this good generates a marginal external cost MEC=4+Q. To achieve efficiency, the government can introduce a

The market for good Q is perfectly competitive. However, it features negative externalities. In the equilibrium of this market, the perfect competition quantity is Qpc=5. The socially efficient quantity is QsOC-3. The production of this good generates a marginal external cost MEC=4+Q. To achieve efficiency, the government can introduce a

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