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Social surplus

Social surplus (also known as community surplus) is the sum of consumer and producer surplus at the market equilibrium price. It represents the overall benefit to society from an economic transaction or activity.

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The syllabus topics that use this term.

  • 2.3Market Equilibrium
  • 2.8Managing Common Pool Resources
  • 2.11Allocative Efficiency and Welfare Loss

Taught in Competitive Market Equilibrium

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