Course review
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• Governments intervene to raise revenue, support firms, support low-income households, and influence production or consumption • Intervention can aim to correct market failure and promote equity
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Learning objective
• Main tools include price ceilings, price floors, indirect taxes, subsidies, direct provision, command and control regulation, and legislation • Diagram: price ceiling, price floor, indirect tax, and subsidy with effects on markets and stakeholders
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Learning objective
• Government intervention affects market outcomes and stakeholders • Consequences should be analysed and evaluated using efficiency, equity, and welfare criteria
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Learning objective
• Consumer nudges are a form of government intervention in markets • Nudges influence behaviour without banning choices or changing prices directly
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Learning objective
• Calculate effects of price ceilings and price floors on markets and stakeholders • Calculate effects of indirect taxes and subsidies on markets and stakeholders
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