Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Government intervention in markets

Government intervention in markets — practice question

(a)[8]

Explain why the free market fails to arrive at the correct price for merit goods and demerit goods.

(b)[12]

Discuss the policies a government could use to make sure the market charges the correct price for merit and demerit goods.

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