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Electric cars

Norway 

2019

1.27

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FOR WHAT 

WHERE 

YEAR 

AMOUNT 

Electric cars

Norway 

2019

1.27

PED FOR MANUFACTURED GOOD [HL ONLY]

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WHERE 

YEAR 

AMOUNT 

Corn

United States

2023

0.210

PED FOR PRIMARY COMMODITY [HL ONLY] 

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WHERE 

YEAR 

AMOUNT 

Minimum wage

New Zealand 

2022 April 

Increased from NZ$20 to NZ$21.20 per hour

PRICE FLOOR

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WHERE 

YEAR 

AMOUNT 

Rent 

New York City 

2019

$2775/month

PRICE CEILING

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WHERE 

YEAR 

AMOUNT 

Solar panels and Producer Subsidy Renewable energy 

China 

2022

3.87 billion yuan 

SUBSIDY

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YEAR 

AMOUNT 

Higher education programs (student subsidies and free tuition for state universities)

Philippines

2023

Php 1.52 billion for scholarships and grant-in-programs to about 21,000 students

CONSUMER SUBSIDY

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YEAR 

AMOUNT 

Cigarettes 

Spain 

2007 - present 

70% indirect taxes 

€2.95 to €4.99

NEGATIVE CONSUMPTION EXTERNALITY

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WHERE 

YEAR 

AMOUNT 

Sinovac/COVID vaccine

China

2020

Chinese govt subsidy of $8.5 million

POSITIVE CONSUMPTION EXTERNALITY

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WHERE 

YEAR 

AMOUNT 

Overfishing

Philippines

Present 

10 out of 13 fishing grounds in the Philippines are overfished. 

NEGATIVE PRODUCTION EXTERNALITY

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WHERE 

YEAR 

AMOUNT 

Harvard’s free ‘CS50: Intro to computer science’ course which is available to anyone, free of charge

Massachusetts, USA

2023

5.4 million free online users

POSITIVE PRODUCTION EXTERNALITY

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YEAR 

Fishing (Tracking devices onto municipal fishing boats as an electronic catch documentation traceability system (eCDTS), monitors where fishermen are catching fish)

Philippines (Mindoro Strait and Lagonoy Gulf)

2020

STRATEGY FOR ADDRESSING TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS 

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Promote vegetable consumption: placed green arrows on the floor directing customers towards fruits and vegetables 

American Grocery stores 

2015

NUDGE [HL ONLY]

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YEAR 

AMOUNT 

Retirement savings: opt-out system & takes savings from salary raises, so take-home money doesn’t decrease

USA

2006-Present

Helped nearly 15.5 million Americans save for retirement

CHOICE ARCHITECTURE [HL ONLY]

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WHERE 

YEAR 

2008/09 Subprime Mortgage Crisis (moral hazard)

USA

2008-2009

ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION [HL ONLY] 

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WHERE 

YEAR 

Wet market (produce & meat) 

Cubao, Manila, Philippines 

Present

PERFECT COMPETITION [HL ONLY]

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WHERE 

YEAR 

Clothing retailers (H&M, Mango, uniqlo, etc.)  

Global 

Present

MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION [HL ONLY]

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WHERE 

YEAR 

Philippine Commercial Airlines (PAL, Air Asia, Cebu Pacific)

Philippines

Present

OLIGOPOLY [HL ONLY] 

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WHERE 

YEAR 

Oil Production (cartel)

OPEC countries (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)

Present

COLLUSIVE OLIGOPOLY [HL ONLY]

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YEAR 

AMOUNT 

Search engine 

Google 

2023

90% of all search queries. 

MONOPOLY [HL]

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WHERE 

YEAR 

Meralco (Electricity)

Manila, Philippines

Present

NATURAL MONOPOLY [HL ONLY] 

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YEAR 

AMOUNT 

Informal economy

Philippines

2024

34.1% of the GDP

GDP – INACCURATE MEASURE OF TRUE OUTPUT

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AMOUNT 

US Military spending:

Included in GDP but does not capture social well-being 

USA 

2021

800 billion 

GDP – INACCURATE MEASURE OF ECONOMIC WELL-BEING

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