(a) Identify the type of market failure, explain why it occurs and provide a solution (i) An auto repair shop convinces you that you need a $20,000 valve job when all you need is an oil change. (ii) Everyone in the neighbourhood would benefit if an empty lot were turned into a park but no entrepreneur will come forward to finance the transformation (iii) A barking dog in the backyard

(a) Identify the type of market failure, explain why it occurs and provide a solution (i) An auto repair shop convinces you that you need a $20,000 valve job when all you need is an oil change. (ii) Everyone in the neighbourhood would benefit if an empty lot were turned into a park but no entrepreneur will come forward to finance the transformation (iii) A barking dog in the backyard

Principles of Microeconomics

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ISBN:9781305156050

Author:N. Gregory Mankiw

Publisher:N. Gregory Mankiw

Chapter10: Externalities

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