externalities key terms

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  • Created on: 27-01-21 14:00
private costs
the cost to an individual economic unit such as an individual or firm
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social costs
the cost of an activity to society as whole
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private benefit
the benefit of a activity to an individual
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social benefit
the benefit of an action to society as a whole
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externalities
the differnce between social costs and benefits and private costs and benefits
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free rider problem
a person or organisation which receives benefits others have worked for without contributing anything themselves.
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merit goods
a good which is under proved by the marketing mechanism
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private goods
a good where consumption is good by one person results in it not being able to others eg. mars bars
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public goods
a good where its consumption doesn't limit its availability for consumption to others eg. slides
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demerit good
a good which is over provided by the marketing mechanism
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quasi - public good
a good which may not possess perfectly the characteristics of being non-excusable but which is non rivalry
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