Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · 1.6

1.6 — practice question

(a)[8]

Explain, using examples, how private goods differ from public goods and why public goods are not supplied by private enterprise.

(b)[12]

Consider the problem of the provision of merit goods in a market economy and assess whether direct provision of such goods is the most effective way to deal with this problem.

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This 20-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: Knowledge and understanding of the distinction between private goods and public goods based upon excludability

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