EPISODE · Sep 16, 2020 · 31 MIN
Ep. 414: Why Neglecting Opportunity Costs Leads to Bad Policy
from All Things Policy · host Takshashila Institution
Opportunity cost is the value of the next best alternative that is foregone when exercising a particular option. Any good public policy needs to take this into account, to avoid an inefficient allocation of scarce resources
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Opportunity cost is the value of the next best alternative that is foregone when exercising a particular option. Any good public policy needs to take this into account, to avoid an inefficient allocation of scarce resources
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