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External costs

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A cost that is associated with an individual’s production or other economic activities which is borne by a third party.

2
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Social costs

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The total cost to society of a particular action.

3
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Private benefit

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The benefits directly accruing to a particular action.

4
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External benefit

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The benefits that accrue as a consequence of externalities to third parties.

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Social benefit

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The total benefits to society of a particular action.

6
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? + ? = social costs

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Private costs + external costs

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? + ? = social benefit

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Private benefit + external benefit

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Marginal private cost

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The cost to a firm of producing the last unit of a good. Aka supply curve of a good.

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Marginal external cost

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The additional cost generate when one extra unit of output is produced.

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Marginal social cost

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Is the cost to the firm, plus the external cost, of producing the last unit of a good.

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Marginal private benefit

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The benefit to the individual of consuming the last unit of a good. Aka the demand curve for a good.

12
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Marginal external benefit

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Is the additional benefit generate when one unit of output is produced.

13
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Marginal social benefit

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The benefit to the individual consuming the good, plus the external benefit, of the last unit of a good.

14
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Private costs

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A cost incurred by an individual as part of it’s production or other economic activities.