Talk:Market failure

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Wars and natural disasters are technically not externalities. An externality is a cost or benefit incurred as a result of an economic transaction that is not felt by the parties involved in that transaction, whereas a war or natural disaster generally acts instead as an exogenous shock. I would recommend amending the article to reflect this fact. --Economist 19:04, 5 February 2009 (EST)