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Producer surplus
The difference between the price sellers receive and the lowest price that they are willing and able to accept.
Subsidy
Monetary help (direct or indirect payment) offered by the government to firms (sometimes households) to aid in lowering costs of production.
Welfare loss
The reduction in social surplus that occurs when marginal social benefits (MSB) are not equal to marginal social costs (MSC), typically as a result of market failure.