1. a. Discuss the causes of market failure in the context of
environmental economics
b. In a competitive market, competitive equilibrium is said to
be not an efficient equilibrium. Explain this
statement.
c. Explain competitive equilibrium and efficient equilibrium
using appropriate diagram.
d. Explain methods to achieve competitive equilibrium and
efficient equilibrium using:
Marginal Social Benefit (MSB) = Marginal Social Cost (MSC)
Comparing marginal profit (Mir) and marginal external cost
(MEC).
e. Use appropriate examples to explain negative externality and...
Give an explanatory (numerical) example that illustrates a
market failure in the market for used cars. Please includes an
overlap in prices for each quality type and market failure.
What is a market failure?
Give an example that shows how the market does not provide the
right incentives to limit environmentally damaging behavior (i.e.,
a market failure). What is the role of government in the case of
market failures such as negative externalities or public goods?