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External debtThe amount that a country owes to foreigners, including the debts of both the country's government and its private sector.Similar MatchesExternal economies of scaleExternal economies of scaleA form of increasing returns to scale in which productivity and thus costs of individual firms depend on the output of their entire industry, rather than just their own. Unlike more conventional (internal) scale economies, these are consistent with perfect competition. External economyExternal economyPositive externality. ExternalityExternalityAn effect of one economic agent's actions on another, such that one agent's decisions make another better or worse off by changing their utility or cost. Beneficial effects are positive externalities; harmful ones are negative externalities. External diseconomyExternal diseconomyNegative externality. Consumption externalityConsumption externalityAn externality arising from consumption. Further SuggestionsExternal balanceCommon external tariff External increasing returns to scale Positive externality Production externality External funds Externalities argument for protection Negative externality Harmful externality |
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