Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · 7.4

7.4 — practice question

In a refugee camp, a medical team vaccinates children in order to stop an infectious disease from spreading. Why can this be called a positive externality?

  • AAdditional benefit might be gained as the disease no longer spreads.
  • BAny kind of medical help will improve the condition of the children.
  • CNo action would be taken unless the medical team intervened.
  • DThe social benefits of vaccination are less than the social costs.

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