Chapter 5: Q. 5.2 (page 100)
Distinguish between private goods and public goods and explain the nature of the free-rider problem.
Private are owned and public goods are for all.
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How does a city's decision to assess substantial fines on rail operators that persistently generate traffic congestion affect the supply curve for rail services within the city?
Consider the market for a health care service displayed in Figure, in which the government currently pays a per-unit subsidy M.If the government raises the value of M to a larger dollar amount per unit of service, what will happen to the out-of-pocket price paid by consumers, the price required to induce suppliers to provide services, and the number of services provided? Will the government's total expense for this health care service rise or fall?
After a government implements a voucher program, granting funds that families can spend at schools of their choice, numerous students in public schools switch to private schools. Parents’ and students’ valuations of the services provided at both private and public schools adjust to equality with
the true market price of educational services. Is anyone likely to lose out nonetheless? If so, who?
Now draw a diagram of the market for oranges. Explain how the government policy you discussed in part (b) of Problem 5-2 is likely to affect the market price and equilibrium quantity in the orange market. In what sense do consumers of oranges now “pay” for dealing with the spillover costs of pesticide production?
Based on your answer to Question 5-19, if the government aims to correct the positive externality in the inoculation market via a per-unit subsidy to consumers, in the wake of the study, is the appropriate per-unit subsidy higher or lower than before?
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