Principles of Economics, 7th Edition

Published by South-Western College
ISBN 10: 128516587X
ISBN 13: 978-1-28516-587-5

Chapter 7 - Part III - Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets - Questions for Review - Page 151: 5

Answer

Market Power: A single economic actor gains too much influence over the market price, and its able to distort it away from equilibrium, thus decreasing total surplus. Externality: An economic activity has hidden costs that reduce total surplus, without being factored into the price of that activity. Thus, people continue engaging in that activity even though it is reducing total surplus. (e.g. pollution).

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