Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Unit 2: Demerit goods: Light bulbs

This article suggests the UK is wasting energy and producing more CO2 than it should as we still use old fashion lightbulbs

a) Why are these lightbulbs an example of a demerit good?
b) What methods could the government use to try and overcome this market failure?
c) Which approach(es) would you recommend they use, and why?

http://environment.guardian.co.uk/energy/story/0,,1938668,00.html

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