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1
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market failure

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occurs when the market system does not achieve economic efficiency
does not imply a barrier to market clearing
market clearing forces do not achieve max social net benefits

2
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market clearing

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Qd = Qs

3
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causes of market failure

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  • property rights not well defined
  • divergence of social and private discount rates
  • government failure
  • market power
4
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should you correct market failures

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only if benefits > costs

5
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MOC society

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MOC private + externality

6
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open access

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everyone has the right to the property

7
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common property

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rights are defined so there is excludability to a point

collective owners, exclusions of non-owners, owners duties include maintenance

8
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private property

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individual owner, owners rights: control access socially acceptable users, owners duties include avoiding socially unacceptable uses

9
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Navajo Indian Grazing

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problem: overgrazing on Navajo Reservation
background:
- largest tribes
- loose federation
- pastoral economy
Johnson and Liebcap’s argument: property rights given to tribe instead of individuals making it a common property resource and the result was the opposite of what was intended
This was because uncertainty over land boundaries, grazing restrictions not enforced, large number of herders with small herds, and boundaries were never marked or written down

10
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inability to exclusively control a resource

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use it or lose it

use more than the efficient point

11
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common property and externalities

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common property allows some externalities to exist bu as long as they are relatively unimportant common property is fine
it is expensive to manage private property
as the externality becomes more burdensome, a switch to private property rights may be advantageous

12
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public goods

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consumption is indivisible
non rival and non excludable
efficiency is not achieved because of free rider problem and absence of exclusivity

13
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ecosystem goods/services

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the benefits people obtain from ecosystems
necessary to support and maintain life and support economic activities
many of these services lack adequate substitutes, requiring careful stewardship of the ecosystems providing them

14
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classification of ecosystems

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  • provisioning (food and water)
  • regulating (flood, gas, and disease control)
  • cultural (spirit, recreation, and cultural beliefs)
  • supporting (nutrient cycling) services
15
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non rival consumption

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vertical summation because everyone can enjoy the benefits of a public good simultaneously

16
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spectrum of exclusivity and rivalry

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100% Spectator sports National defense

non rivalry ^

          0%       Blue jeans                    Fish in a lake
               0%                                                       100%
             non excludability >
17
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dynamic efficiency discount rate

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max of the present value of net benefits

18
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efficiency discount rate

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based on society’s discount rate

19
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decisions discount rate

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based on private discount rates

20
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rates the same discount rate

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leads to inefficiency