2) In the absence of any correction for national security and climate change considerations, does the market in general consume too much or too less imported oil compared to the efficient level? Why?

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In the figure below, Sai is the long-run domestic supply curve of oil without considering
the climate change damages resulting from burning more oil, Sa is the domestic supply
curve that includes these per-unit damages. Imported foreign oil is reflected by three
supply curves: Pw1 reflects the observed world price, Pw2 includes a “vulnerability
premium" due to national security in addition to world price, and Pw3 adds in the per-unit
climate change damage due to consuming more imported oil.
$/Unit
Domestic Demand
w3
Pwe
Pw1
А В
D
Consumption
2) In the absence of any correction for national security and climate change
considerations, does the market in general consume too much or too less imported
oil compared to the efficient level? Why?
Transcribed Image Text:In the figure below, Sai is the long-run domestic supply curve of oil without considering the climate change damages resulting from burning more oil, Sa is the domestic supply curve that includes these per-unit damages. Imported foreign oil is reflected by three supply curves: Pw1 reflects the observed world price, Pw2 includes a “vulnerability premium" due to national security in addition to world price, and Pw3 adds in the per-unit climate change damage due to consuming more imported oil. $/Unit Domestic Demand w3 Pwe Pw1 А В D Consumption 2) In the absence of any correction for national security and climate change considerations, does the market in general consume too much or too less imported oil compared to the efficient level? Why?
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