A local council ran an information campaign explaining how smoke from burning garden waste can affect nearby residents.
| Survey date | Households aware of the effects on nearby residents | Households reporting that they had burned garden waste in the previous year |
|---|---|---|
| Before the campaign | 35% | 22% |
| Four years after the campaign | 82% | 18% |
Using the data, explain one possible limitation of information provision as a policy to reduce this negative externality.
127 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Economics 3.8 Limitations of markets, covering 3.8.1 Positive and negative externalities, 3.8.2 Policies to correct externalities, 3.8.3 Impact of externality policies, and 3.8.4 Costs and benefits of externality policies. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.