Economic agents (e.g. firms) may not consider all damages when maximizing private welfare (profits, utility).
Damages from pollution:
- to the firm: private damages PD(M) (=0?)
- to the rest of society: external damages ED(M), also called external cost EC(M)
Damages and benefits at societal level :
- private + external damages (costs), SD(M)=PD(M)+ED(M)
- private + external benefits, SB(M)=PB(M)+(0?)
Check my other post about it: How can I "Understand why zero emission is not optimal"?.
Sigh.
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