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2.9.4—Consequences of market failure

Syllabus
0455–2027–2028
Objective
2.9.4
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2.9.4—Consequences of market failure

  • implications of misallocation of resources in relation to:
  • the over-consumption of demerit goods and goods with external costs
  • the under-consumption of merit goods and goods with external benefits
  • the non-provision of public goods
  • restricted supply causing higher prices under a monopoly Note: demand and supply diagrams relating to market failure are not required.
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