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Externalities significantly impact resource allocation by creating discrepancies between private and social costs or benefits. Positive externalities, like education, lead to underproduction as individuals undervalue societal benefits, resulting in inefficient resource allocation. Conversely, negative externalities, such as pollution, cause overproduction since private costs exclude social harms, misallocating resources toward harmful activities. Market failures arise because prices fail to reflect true costs or benefits. Government interventions, like subsidies for positive externalities or taxes on negative ones, can correct these inefficiencies, aligning resource allocation with social welfare. Without such measures, markets misallocate resources, reducing overall economic efficiency.

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