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The Overuse of a Common Resource Relative to Its Economically

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The overuse of a common resource relative to its economically efficient use is called


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Allocative Efficiency

A condition of distributing resources in which improving the situation of one person necessitates the detriment of another.

Long-Run Equilibrium

A state in which all factors of production can be adjusted, markets clear, and no economic agents have the incentive to change their behavior.

Marginal Revenue

The additional income that a business receives from selling one more unit of a good or service.

Economic Profits

The difference between total revenues and total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs.

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