【5月AP備考】微觀經濟學知識點總結：Deadweight Loss

A．What is deadweight loss? （定義）Deadweight Loss （無謂損失），又稱為福利凈損失?（Welfare Loss），是指由于市場未處于最優運行狀態（Market Equilibrium）而引起的社會成本。所產生的社會福利損失具體體現在消費者剩余（Consumer Surplus）和生產者剩余（Producer Surplus）的減少。?B．Why it is so important?（相關考題）Deadweight Loss是一個相對抽象的概念，并和許多知識點存在聯系。在歷年的AP考試當中，這個知識點卻是一個必不可少的考點。以下是歷年真題當中出現過與Deadweight Loss相關的考題，大家看完這篇文章之后，不妨做一下真題，有不懂的問題歡迎在AP群里面提出，和同學們老師們一起探討。與Deadweight Loss相關的Multiple-Choice Questions

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·與Deadweight Loss相關的 Free-Response Questions

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C．What may cause deadweight loss?1.?A Binding Price (Price Floor & Price Ceiling)??Price?Ceilings?Definition:A?price?ceiling?is?meant?to?set?a?price?below?the?equilibrium.??Example: Rent?Control

??Welfare Analysis (measure the deadweight loss)

??Price?Floors

??A?price?floor?is?meant?to?set?a?price?above?the?equilibrium.

??Example: Minimum?Wage

??Welfare Analysis (measure the deadweight loss)

 

2.?A Tax or Subsidy·?Tax??Tax: Market Outcome

??Welfare Analysis (measure the deadweight loss)

 

·?Subsidy

??Subsidy: Market Outcome

??Welfare Analysis (measure the deadweight loss)

 

3.?Externality·?Positive Externality??Positive Externality: Market Outcome

??Welfare Analysis (measure the deadweight loss)

·?Negative Externality

??Negative Externality: Market Outcome

??Welfare Analysis (measure the deadweight loss)

4.?Artificial Scarcity as a Result of Monopoly Pricing??Monopoly’s?market outcome?and prefect competition market outcome compared??Welfare Analysis (measure the deadweight loss)

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