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Market Failure
A Level Economics
Key points
- Definition and core concepts of market failure.
- How market failure relates to the rest of the Economics syllabus.
- Common exam command words and how to structure an answer on this topic.
- Typical mistakes students make when answering Market Failure questions.
Revision notes
Externalities, public goods and government intervention.
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Practice questions
Q1.State one key fact about market failure covered in this topic.
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Q2.Explain how market failure is applied in a typical exam question.
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Q3.Describe a common misconception students have about market failure.
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