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
- 1Why does the private sector fail to provide non-excludable goods?
- 2How should a society decide which goods are essential for all citizens?
- 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
Suggested Methodologies
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