LU 8-9 PUBLIC GOODS
The following are the characteristics of public goods:
* Non rivalarly:- The public goods are available to all the consumers in an unlimited quantity. The other consumers does not reduce the consumption of the public goods of other consumer. Example:- Air
* Non excludable:- The public goods no one can be excluded from its usage. It is available freely to the people.
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LU 8-9 PUBLIC GOODS What are the characteristics of public goods? How do pure public goods...
Public Goods EBE2053/EXERCISE 5 1. A pure public good is: a. one that can easily be sold by the unit. b. one that is nonrival in consumption. c. one whose benefits are not subject to exclusion. d. both (b) and (c) 2. The marginal cost of providing a certain quantity of a pure public good to an additional consumer after it is provided to any one consumer is: a. zero. b. positive and increasing. c. positive and decreasing. d. positive...
1. A pure public good is: a. one that can easily be sold by the unit. b. one that is nonrival in consumption. c. one whose benefits are not subject to exclusion. d. both (b) and (c) 2. The marginal cost of providing a certain quantity of a pure public good to an additional consumer after it is provided to any one consumer is: a. zero. b. positive and increasing. c. positive and decreasing. d. positive and constant. 3. The...
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What are the two characteristics that differentiate private goods from public goods? A. Rivalry and excludability B. Negative externality and positive externality C. Marginal cost and marginal benefit D. Ownership and usage
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. The cost of the provision of the pure public good X is 3$ (and constant) per unit. Following the marginal benefits for the 5 residents of a community at each quantity of X Quantity of X Voter 1 2 3 4 A 4 3 2 1 B 3 2 1 0 C 2 1 0 0 D 1 0 0 0 E 0 0 0 0 Note: each cell represents each voter’s marginal benefit given the quantity of X....
Climate change and the associated greenhouse gas pollutants have many of the characteristics of public goods. a) Discuss the above statement. In what way can these be considered an issue of a public good? b) If the government uses command and control (e.g. legislative or technology restrictions) would the outcomes of the policy necessarily be efficient? (You should discuss your answer and may wish to use a diagram to support your argument and consider how efficiency may differ in terms...
Exercise 2: Public Goods Provision (25 points) Consider three consumers indexed by i = {1,2,3} with the following demand functions for a public good G: P = 10 – 2oC, P = 20 – 26, Ps= 20 - hoc where pi is the price consumer i is willing to pay for G. (a) (10 pts) If marginal cost is contant at $15, what is the private provision of public good G? (b) (15 pts) If marginal cost is contant at...
Suppose the government is producing a public good. If the marginal benefit of the last unit of a public good produced is greater than the marginal cost of that unit, to achieve the efficient amount of production, what should be done? A. The government should produce more units. B. The government should cease production. C. Private firms should take over the production and sale of the good. D. Nothing because the government is already producing the efficient quantity of the...