Market Failures and Government Intervention · Microeconomics

Public Goods and Merit Goods

Distinguishing between goods that the market under-provides and those it cannot provide at all.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why does the private sector fail to provide non-excludable goods?
  2. 2How should a society decide which goods are essential for all citizens?
  3. 3What trade-offs does this policy create for the national budget?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9EC11K05AC9EC11K06
Year: Year 11
Subject: Economics & Business
Unit: Market Failures and Government Intervention
Period: Microeconomics

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