Market failure
GeographyEconomics review of market failure: public vs. private goods, the free rider problem, free markets, elasticity and profit aims.
This geography crossword has 16 clues. Select a numbered square, read the matching clue, and type the answer. Crossing letters help confirm each word. You can print a worksheet or make your own crossword from a custom word list.
Horizontal Words
- Example of a public good (10)
- Aim of a public sector business (15)
- Expense to a business (4)
- Markets lead to inefficiency (13)
- A business owned by one person (10)
- Owners of private sector organisations (11)
- Not a complete public good (5)
- This economy has both private sector businesses and government intervention (5)
Vertical Words
- Change in price results in a proportionately greater change in quantity demanded (7)
- free-market is able to exclude consumers who have not paid and therefore make a (11)
- The vast majority of products are provided by the public sector (10)
- Assumes businesses always want to maximise profit (18)
- Enjoys the benefit of a good but allows others to pay for it. Free ___ (5)
- Aim of a private sector business (6)
- Goods that are not likely to be provided by the private sector (6)
- Change in price results in a proportionately smaller change in quantity demanded (9)
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