Which one of the following is an appropriate form of government intervention for the market failure identified?
The introduction of a minimum price to restrict the consumption of a demerit good
The provision of a subsidy to reduce the consumption of a merit good
The allocation of tradable permits to correct positive externalities of production
The use of a buffer-stock scheme to stabilise the supply of a pure public good
378 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Economics 1.8 The market mechanism, market failure and government intervention in markets, covering 1.8.1 How markets and prices allocate resources, 1.8.2 The meaning of market failure, 1.8.3 Public goods, private goods and quasi-public goods, 1.8.4 Positive and negative externalities in consumption and production, 1.8.5 Merit and demerit goods, 1.8.6 Market imperfections, 1.8.7 Competition policy (A-level only), 1.8.8 Public ownership, privatisation, regulation and deregulation of markets (A-level only), 1.8.9 Government intervention in markets, and 1.8.10 Government failure. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.