Market Efficiency and Government Intervention

01/28/2002


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Table of Contents

Market Efficiency and Government Intervention

Social Interest and the Invisible Hand

Social Interest and the Invisible Hand

Consumer Surplus

The Demand Curve and Consumer Surplus

The Supply Curve and Producer Surplus

The Supply Curve and Producer Surplus

Market Equilibrium and Efficiency

Impact of an Imposed Maximum Price on the Total Surplus of the Market

Impact of an Imposed Maximum Price on the Total Surplus of the Market

Impact of an Imposed Minimum Price on the Total Surplus of the Market

Impact of an Imposed Minimum Price on the Total Surplus of the Market

Government Intervention: Restricting Quantity

The Market Effects of Taxi Medallions

Winners and Losers From Medallions

Import Restrictions

Import Restrictions

Spillovers and Market Inefficiency

Spillovers Costs

Tradeoffs From Producing Less

Determining the Optimal Amount of Pollution

Tradeoffs From Producing Less

Finding the Socially Optimal Amount of Output

Market Effects of a Pollution Tax

Author: Fernando Quijano