Market Failure and Government Intervention · Microeconomics

Information Failure

Analyzing how imbalances in knowledge between buyers and sellers lead to market inefficiency.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the second-hand car market demonstrate information asymmetry?
  2. 2What role does advertising play in distorting consumer information?
  3. 3How can regulation protect consumers without stifling innovation?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

GCSE: Economics - Market FailureGCSE: Economics - Information Failure
Year: Year 10
Subject: Economics
Unit: Market Failure and Government Intervention
Period: Microeconomics

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