Describe Some of the External Benefits Associated with Education

question 27

Essay

Describe some of the external benefits associated with education. What can government do to encourage production of the efficient amount of education?

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Definitions:

Long Run

A period in which all factors of production and costs are variable, allowing firms to adjust to market changes fully.

Marginal Cost

The expense associated with manufacturing an extra single unit of a product or service.

Profit Maximizing

The process of adjusting production and sale strategies to achieve the highest possible profits.

Economic Profits

Profits calculated by subtracting both explicit and implicit costs from total revenues; represents the extra amount over the payment needed to keep a resource in its current use.