Externalities and welfare loss, public and merit/demerit goods, and government intervention.
Market failure is when the market allocates resources inefficiently.
Externalities
Effects on third parties:
Negative externalities (e.g. pollution) → over-produced; social cost > private cost.
Positive externalities (e.g. education) → under-produced; social benefit > private benefit.
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