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1.6 Market failure

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Question 3

Table 1 gives four activities, effects on third parties and proposed classifications.

RowActivityEffect on third partiesProposed classification
AFactory trainingWorkers take skills to future employersNegative externality
BHousehold insulationNeighbouring homes receive less street noisePrivate cost only
CLate-night drivingResidents lose sleep from traffic noiseNegative externality
DVaccinationInfection risk to others fallsNegative externality

Using Table 1, which row is correct?

[1]
A

Row A

B

Row B

C

Row C

D

Row D

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1.6 Market failure Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Economics
  3. /1.6 Market failure

83 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Economics 1.6 Market failure, covering 1.6.1a Market failure as misallocation of resources, 1.6.1b Government intervention, 1.6.2a Defining externalities, and 1.6.2b Positive and negative externalities. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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