Suppose the Demand Curve and the Supply Curve in a Market

question 199

Essay

Suppose the demand curve and the supply curve in a market are both linear, and suppose the price elasticity of supply is 0.5. Will the deadweight loss from a $3 tax per unit be larger if the price elasticity of demand is 0.3 or if the price elasticity of demand is 0.7?

Grasp the Coase theorem and its application to solving externalities.

Understand the law of diminishing marginal utility and its impact on marginal benefit curves.

Recognize the effects of externalities on resource allocation and how government interventions like Pigovian taxes and cap-and-trade can address these issues.

Understand the principles of adverse selection and moral hazard in the context of insurance markets.

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