Economics 0455 · IGCSE · Market failure

Market failure — practice question

A private company is among only a small number of electricity suppliers in an economy. The government penalises it for pollution caused by its coal-fired power stations, which harms the health of people living close by. What does this situation involve?

  • Aa government policy of nationalising an electricity supplier
  • Ba market structure for electricity that is perfect competition
  • Ca monopoly electricity supplier that ignores government controls
  • Dexternal costs that are the result of electricity production

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