Market demand is MWTP= 50 - 2Q. Market supply is MC = 19 + 4Q. Each unit transacted results in a $5 external cost. How much is the Pigouvian tax that results the socially optimal amount of production?
Market demand is MWTP= 50 - 2Q. Market supply is MC = 19 + 4Q. Each unit transacted results in a $5 external cost. How much is the Pigouvian tax that results the socially optimal amount of production?
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Chapter30: Market Failure: Externalities, Public Goods, And Asymmetric Information
Section30.1: Externalies
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Market demand is MWTP= 50 - 2Q. Market supply is MC = 19 + 4Q. Each unit transacted results in a $5 external cost. How much is the Pigouvian tax that results the socially optimal amount of production?
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