ECONOMICS
MARKET FAILURES
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Question
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wants are finite.
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economic decisions involve an opportunity cost.
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resources are infinite.
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consumption creates externalities.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Because of scarcity, every time we do one thing we necessarily have to forgo doing something else desirable. So there is an opportunity cost to everything we do, and that cost is expressed in terms of the most valuable alternative that is sacrificed….
Detailed explanation-2: -Scarcity refers to the finite nature and availability of resources while choice refers to people’s decisions about sharing and using those resources. The problem of scarcity and choice lies at the very heart of economics, which is the study of how individuals and society choose to allocate scarce resources.
Detailed explanation-3: -“Opportunity cost is the value of the next-best alternative when a decision is made; it’s what is given up, ” explains Andrea Caceres-Santamaria, senior economic education specialist at the St. Louis Fed, in a recent Page One Economics: Money and Missed Opportunities.