5a. Market failure

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Market failure
When the price mechanism leads to a misallocation of resources.

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When the free market, left alone, fails to deliver an efficient allocation of resources. The result is a loss of economic and social welfare.
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The 4 types of market failure are…
**Public goods**.

**Positive externalities, positive externality**.

**Negative externalities, negative externality**.

**Information gaps**.
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What are the functions of price
**Signalling function**

**Incentive function**

**Rationing effect**
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Why can markets fail
**Lack of competition in a market.**

**Negative externalities**

**Positive externalities**

**Information failure**

**Missing markets / Public goods**

**Immobility of factors of production**

**Equity (fairness) issues.**
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