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What are transactions costs? Why do transactions costs create difficulties in finding a private solution to the problem of pollution?


Definitions:

Negative Externality

A situation where the production or consumption of a good or service results in a harmful effect on unrelated third parties.

Market Equilibrium

Occurs when the quantity of a product demanded by consumers equals the quantity supplied by producers, leading to a stable price.

Socially Optimal Level

An economic condition where resources are allocated in a way that maximizes the overall benefit to society, considering both efficiency and equity.

Regulation

A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority.

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