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Lecture 7: Externalities - Harvard University

Uniform quantity regulation qH = qL = 1/2 is not efficient because firm H has higher MC of polluting than firm L: Proof: Firm H would be happy to pay firm L to reduce qL and increase qH to keep qL +qH = 1, firm L is happier and society has same level of pollution 24 41.

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