Externalities, Common Resources, Public Goods

Textbook Readings

1. OpenStax, Principles of Microeconomics 2e
   
   1. Chapter 12: Environmental Protection and Negative Externalities
      
      1. 12.1 The Economics of Pollution
         
      2. 12.2 Command-and-Control Regulation
         
      3. 12.3 Market-Oriented Environmental Tools
         
      4. 12.4 The Benefits and Costs of U.S. Environmental Laws
         
      5. 12.5 International Environmental Issues
         
      6. 12.6 The Tradeoff between Economic Output and Environmental Protection
         
   2. Chapter 13: Positive Externalities and Public Goods
      
      1. 13.1 Why the Private Sector Underinvests in Innovation
         
      2. 13.2 How Governments Can Encourage Innovation
         
      3. 13.3 Public Goods
         

Videos

1. Marginal Revolution University, Principles of Economics: Microeconomics
   1. An Introduction to Externalities
   2. A Deeper Look at Tradable Allowances
   3. Command and Control Solutions
   4. External Benefits
   5. The Coase Theorem
      
   6. Trading Pollution
      
2. Khan Academy, Microeconomics

Podcasts

1. Freakonomics, #289: How Stupid Is Our Obsession With Lawns
   

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