Social costs

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Social costs are those costs that include both the private costs incurred by firms and also costs incurred by third parties outside the production process, like costs of pollution.

Definition

According to Principles of Economics by Timothy Taylor (3rd edition),

Social costs. Costs that include both the private costs incurred by firms and also costs incurred by third parties outside the production process, like costs of pollution.