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Consider the following scenario: The city council has just approved the construction of a water park in your town. You are responsible for studying the impact of the new water park on the local economy and the surrounding community.
- You know that the water park will increase the traffic flow in the streets around the water park. There are both businesses and neighborhoods adjacent to the increased traffic flow. The cost to the community is estimated to be $6 per person. What kind of externality is this? Why?
- What is the per-unit amount of the externality?
- You know that the water park will have events in the evening. This will increase both foot traffic and street traffic at night. You believe this will improve the safety of the surrounding businesses, with an estimated benefit of $3 per water park attendee. What kind of externality is this? Why?
- What is the per-unit amount of both externalities?
- Discuss both government and private solutions that would result in an efficient outcome.
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Running Head: MARKET EXTERNALITIES
MARKET EXTERNALITIES
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The externality described above is negative externality. This is because the neighboring people
will incur costs from increased traffic. It is a negative externality because the firm making the
construction decision will not have to pay the full amount of the cost to be incurred as a result of
the decision. Therefore, as a result of the negative externality, the society will incur the greater
cost as compared to the price paid by the consumers. As we know that consumers make decision
basing their desire at a point where ...
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