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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Samuelson (1954) Rule<br />

Excludability plays no role in the analysis.<br />

Only relevant for determining feasible provision mechanisms<br />

Samuelson rule simple but diffi cult to implement in practice.<br />

Govt needs to know preferences<br />

Issue of how to finance the public good<br />

Samuelson analysis is a first-best benchmark<br />

How can optimal level of PG be implemented with available policy<br />

tools?<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 7: <strong>Public</strong> Goods and Externalities 14 / 138

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