In: Economics
For an externality to exist who must receive benefits from childcare?
Externality is a situation when the third party receives the benefit of an economic transaction between two people. if there is childcare in the market then the person having a child and with it the whole society shold benefit from a better child care assuming this will make a healthier and smarter child.
So, for the externality to exist, the third person should exist in the market. for example whole society.