Describe a Reverse Auction (Also Known as a Dutch Auction)

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Essay

Describe a reverse auction (also known as a Dutch auction).

Analyze the role of government intervention in correcting market failures due to externalities through taxes and subsidies.

Differentiate between private and social costs, and private and social values.

Identify the conditions for social optimality in the presence of externalities.

Calculate the optimal level of subsidy or tax required to achieve social optimality.

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Definitions:

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