Unit 2: Alcohol consumption; another example of alcohol as a demerit good

A BBC article on excessive alcohol consumption in Australia



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6708533.stm

(a) Identify some of the external costs of rising alcohol consumption among young people
(b) With the aid of a diagram, show how alcohol misuse may lead to market failure
(c) Which government policies do you think might be most effective in the long run in combating some of the social costs of alcohol dependency?