Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · 7.4

7.4 — practice question

Negative externalities, such as air pollution caused by car emissions, may harm people’s health in cities. Which response is most likely to result from this situation?

  • Acar manufacturers will automatically bear any external costs
  • Bmarket failure will be resolved when private costs equal external costs
  • Cmost people will decide to use buses rather than cars
  • Dsome form of government intervention to improve economic efficiency

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