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What is economic efficiency? How do externalities affect the economic efficiency of a market equilibrium?
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It occurs when goods and services are distributed in a way that maximizes total surplus, which is the sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus. In an economically efficient market, resources are allocated in such a way that no one can be made better off Show more…
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