San Francisco becomes first US city to ban e-cigarettes

Thanks to the BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48752929

Air Pollution and Policies to Control (Revision Essay Plan)

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/air-pollution-and-policies-to-control-revision-essay-plan?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economics_news+%28tutor2u+Economics+Blog%29

Revision: Market Failure & Government Intervention

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=717&v=8h8rK12L_hc

Multiple choice: Market failure

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https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/the-edge-in-a-level-economics-mcq-blast-on-market-failure-and-government-intervention?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2023rd%20March%202018&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2023rd%20March%202018+CID_acb8517e18182a2439ca724c6057817f&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=The%20Edge%20in%20A%20Level%20Economics%20MCQ%20Blast%20on%20Market%20Failure%20and%20Government%20Intervention%20Practice%20exam%20questions%20This%20is%20a%20revision%20lesson%20version%20of%20the%20recent%20MCQ%20blast%20revision%20webinar%20on%20Market%20Failure%20and%20Government%20Intervention%20Great%20revision%20practice%20for%20Year%201%20micro

Market Failure in the Housing Market

Thanks to economicshelp
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/338/economics/market-failure-in-the-housing-market/

Market failure examples

https://twitter.com/search?t=1&cn=ZmxleGlibGVfcmVjcw%3D%3D&refsrc=email&iid=ccc181b2a3d840eb9f59f514fba11c5d&q=%23marketfailure&uid=625863503&nid=244+293670921

The market for electric cars

Thanks to The Economist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=176&v=zGFb6CcG0DA

Should the government intervene in the economy?

Thanks to economicshelp for this macro and micro explanation
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/5735/economics/should-the-government-intervene-in-the-economy/

The Price of Car Parking in City Centres

Thanks to economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/2720/economics/price-of-car-parking-in-city-centres/

Plain tobacco packaging 'may cut smokers by 300,000 in UK

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39720854

Volatile agricultural products

Thanks to economicshelp for this
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/23840/economics/what-causes-price-fluctuations-in-agricultural-markets/

Problems of Agriculture – Market Failure

Thanks to economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/4977/economics/problems-of-agriculture-market-failure/

Inequality in the UK

Thanks to tutor2u for finding this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JxJQUSUoGI

Market failure: Income inequality

A thought provoking video


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj2LA8rEqQ4


This full length documentary on the issue is fascinating
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NdDupITDv8

Market failure: The tragedy of the commons

Nice explanatory videos
I like this one best https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwaNZgY9PCQ but you may prefer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLirNeu-A8I
This is longer (and fairly right wing) but has some good points
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0vmP7HoFI4

Unit 1: e-cigarettes; are they a case of market failure requiring government intervention?

This appears not be clear cut with a lack of data on this new product market on long term health effects. This BBC clip may start you thinking


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28983713# and Sky http://news.sky.com/story/1324805/call-for-e-cigarettes-to-be-banned-indoors.
This might alter your views!
http://news.sky.com/story/1330462/report-e-cigarettes-could-save-thousands

Unit 1: Is the fixed odds gambling market in need of greater regulation?

It appears so, as the government is now taking action

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26397041#

Unit 1: Is there market failure in the processed meat market?

The evidence seems to be indicating there is......but how valid is the evidence? The BBC reports

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21696174#

a) What type of market failure might be present in processed meat markets such as those for bacon and sausages?
b) Comment on the likely success of 2 policies the government could implement to reduce the market failure

Unit 1: Is there market failure in the teeth whitening business?

Possibly, if this clip is correct

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/21446559#

a) What market failure, if any, do you believe exists in the teeth whitening market?

Unit 1: Is the e-cigarette market suffering from market failure?

This BBC clip raises the issue

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21408502# video
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21406540# article

a) What sort of market failure might be present in the e-cigarrette market
b) What government action, if any, could be aken to reduce this potential market failure?
c) To what extent would such policies be successful?