economics - t3 exam

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the meaning of allocative, productive and dynamic efficiency as these relate to the optimal operation of markets
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○ the assumptions of a perfectly competitive market system
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2  cards
analyse the difference between complete market failure (missing markets) and partial market failure
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5  cards
the concepts of positive and negative externalities of production and consumption with a diagrammatic representation of the welfare loss/benefit associated with them
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4  cards
the difference between public goods and private goods, why markets might not adequately provide public goods and the concept of the free rider problem
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the ‘tragedy of the commons’ as it relates to common resources and the problem of ill-defined property rights, e.g. oceans and the atmosphere
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3  cards
○ ways in which the immobility of factors of production might lead to the misallocation of resources
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how asymmetric (imperfect) information can lead to a misallocation of resources, e.g. adverse selection such as in the market for used cars (lemons), and moral hazard
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explain and analyse the different methods of market modification required to correct market failure, including direct and indirect taxation, subsidies
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explain and analyse the different methods of market modification required to correct market failure, including price floors/ceilings
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explain and analyse the different methods of market modification required to correct market failure tradable permits or direct state provision and regulation
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