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Jun 2023 · Q13
20 marksMethods of government intervention to reduce traffic congestion — real mark-scheme gate requiring at least two methods, each with its own diagram
Commuters in Bursa, Turkey, spent an average of 82 hours in traffic congestion in 2021. This was a 75% increase compared with 2019. Evaluate possible methods of intervention that the Turkish Government could introduce to reduce traffic congestion. Include at least one diagram in your answer.
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Evaluate possible methods of intervention that the Turkish Government could introduce to reduce traffic congestion.
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The government could try to reduce traffic congestion in Turkey. For example, it could build more roads or make people pay to drive.
No method developed through its actual economic mechanism, no diagram, and no application to Bursa's own real figures — could be written about traffic congestion in any country.
Jun 2022 · Q14
20 marksUnderconsumption of education — positive externalities, information failure and irrational behaviour as three separate microeconomic channels
In 2019 the proportion of 25 to 34-year-old people who had received university education was 70% in South Korea. In contrast it was 50% in the USA and only 28% in Italy. Evaluate possible microeconomic reasons why education might be underconsumed.
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Evaluate possible microeconomic reasons why education might be underconsumed.
20 marks available
People might not get educated because they don't see the point, or because their families can't afford it. This means education is underconsumed in some countries.
Generic underconsumption reasoning with no real channel named (positive externality, information failure or irrational behaviour) and no use of the real comparator data — could be written about any good, not specifically about why education is underconsumed.