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8.81 Externalities, Public Goods, and Market Failures Worksheet

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Externalities, Public Goods, and Market Failures - Explain external costs/benefits and policy responses. (C3 D2.Eco.8.6–8)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

a public campground is open to everyone, but it becomes congested: too many campers damage trails and reduce quiet. Economists estimate each additional visitor imposes a marginal external congestion cost of $12 on others.

Which fee best targets the congestion externality?

APay visitors $12 to come during crowded times

BSet the price to zero at all times to maximize visits

CTax unrelated goods (like groceries) instead of charging visitors

DCharge an entry fee of about $12 per visitor during crowded times

Solution & Explanation:Congestion is a negative externality: each extra visitor reduces others’ enjoyment. A Pigouvian congestion fee equal to the marginal external cost makes visitors face the cost they impose, reducing crowding toward the efficient level.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

A renewable common resource (like a crab stock) grows naturally by 100 units per year at its current stock. Access is open, and users are currently harvesting 140 units per year.

To keep the stock from shrinking (a sustainability rule), what should the annual harvest be set to (approximately)?

A100 units

B140 units

C120 units

D60 units

Solution & Explanation:A simple sustainability rule is harvest ≤ natural growth at the current stock. If growth is about 100 units per year, harvesting more than 100 reduces the stock over time. Setting harvest to about 100 stabilizes the stock (in this simplified setup).

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

Banking is allowed, but there is a strict limit: each firm may bank at most 10% of its current allocation. The cap tightens substantially next year.

What is the most likely strategy in the permit market today, and why?

ASell all permits today because future scarcity makes permits worthless

BIgnore banking rules because banking cannot affect prices

CIncrease emissions today without buying permits because caps are voluntary

DBank up to the limit because future scarcity raises value, but the banking cap prevents large shifts

Solution & Explanation:With banking, firms compare today’s permit price to expected future value (adjusted for program rules like expiration, price triggers, or interest-on-banking). If future scarcity is expected and banking is allowed, firms tend to bank; if future prices are capped or future need is low, they bank less or sell.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Grade 8 Social Studies students. It aligns with educational standard EFL.8.81 (Develop understanding of Externalities, Public Goods, and Market Failures through grade 8 social studies practice.).