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Economic Definition of external benefit. Defined.

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Term external benefit Definition: A benefit that's not included in the market price of a good because it's not included in the demand price. Education is an example of an externality benefit when members of society other than students benefit from a more educated population. External benefit is one type of market failure that causes inefficiency.

 

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