Explain briefly why the private market for public goods is
typically characterized by under-provision. Under what...
Explain briefly why the private market for public goods is
typically characterized by under-provision. Under what situations
will we expect the private market to overcome this problem (at
least partially)?
Explain the neutrality of income redistribution in the private
provision of pure public goods?
How is it related to perfect crowding out of government
provision?
Consider now the private provision of a local public
good in a star network with three agents. Find the direction of
welfare improving transfer? Find the direction for
increasing the aggregate provision?
Compare the two results.
Describe how total market demand for private and public goods
are derived. Explain why these two types of demand curves are
derived differently. The use of diagrams will make this question
easier to answer.
To achieve optimal provision of public goods,
the,
a. market should be allowed to arrive at an equilibrium without
government intervention.
b. Government must limit the provision of the goods. c. government
must tax producers of the goods. d. government must either provide
the goods or subsidize their production.