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Describe the argument that education generates a positive externality. Why might this externality not be relevant in terms of economic efficiency?
 
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It is appropriate to use the supply-and demand-model if, in a market,
 
  A) everyone is a price taker with full information about the price and quality of the good.
  B) firms sell identical products.
  C) costs of trading are low.
  D) All of the above.



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Marked as best answer by Celeste on Mar 9, 2019

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Education is often said to produce a positive externality because there are positive spillovers from getting an education for which the consumer of education is not compensated. For example, we all benefit from a literate society in that it makes it easier to facilitate market transactions. This externality may not be relevant in economic efficiency terms because it may not be inframarginal. If the externality is inframarginal, an increase or decrease in education on the margin will not increase or decrease the social benefit or cost. Thus if education is inframarginal in the current range because individuals have sufficient private incentives to produce the current level, then any socially beneficial benefits from education would have already been produced.

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Reply 2 on: Jul 1, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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