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    Government intervention can be ineffective, inequitable and misplaced. Some argue that tobacco and media companies have too much power over politicians and government policy. Regulatory Capture when regulators of industries appear to operate in favour of producers rather than consumers.

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    Government Failure

    AS Economics Unit 1

    Aims and Objectives


    Aim: Understand government failure Objectives: Define government failure Assess different forms of government failure

    Starter
    How can government intervention, cause government failure?

    Government Failure
    Governments can tax, control and regulate, but the outcome may be a deepening of market failure, or even worse a new failure may arise. Government intervention can be ineffective, inequitable and misplaced.

    Causes of Government Failure


    Political Self Interest

    Unintended Consequences

    Policy Myopia

    Imperfect Information

    Regulatory Capture

    Disincentive Effects

    Political Self Interest


    Think of a realistic policy that would make people want to elect you as an MP. Often before an election governments will decide on popular policies, to gain favour with the voter. E.g. boosting spending on welfare benefits This leads to a further misallocation of resources and government failure.

    Some argue that tobacco and media companies have too much power over politicians and government policy, leading to a misallocation of resources.

    Policy Myopia
    The government is currently widening the M1 motorway to combat congestion problems. Is this an effective form of government intervention to reduce congestion?

    Policy Myopia (distortion)


    Politicians look for short term fixes to a complex economic problem. By widening existing motorways, are they not encouraging more traffic to use it, and therefore congestion? Subsidies can also cause government failure, if for instance the government subsidises a declining industry. E.g. mining This may be an inefficient allocation of resources.

    Regulatory Capture
    CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) In the EU, as system of intervention is in place to protect the farming sector. Its objectives are:
    Stabilisation of agricultural markets Increase in productivity and efficiency Maintaining a good standard of life for farmers Maintaining reasonable consumer prices

    Is this producing an efficient allocation of resources or is it contributing to resources being allocated more inefficiently? Main method of intervention is a system
    of price support, in effect a buffer stock scheme, which in practice has meant that European Consumers pay prices determined by the least efficient European farmers rather than the world market prices.

    Regulatory Capture
    When regulators of industries appear to operate in favour of producers rather than consumers. Prevent market from operating freely.

    Results in an even more inefficient allocation of resources. E.g. CAP ensuring farmers price support, but consumers suffer higher prices.

    Imperfect Information
    How can government failure be caused by imperfect information? Imperfect information exists when the government are forming policies. If policies are not targeted correctly etc they may result in an inefficient allocation of resources.

    Unintended Consequences
    Actions of consumers, producers and governments always have effects that are unintended or unanticipated. This could lead to an inefficient allocation of resources.

    E.g. Government Raises Taxes on Demerit Goods


    Government Increases Tax on Demerit Goods

    Increase in Tax Avoidance

    Tax Evasion

    Smuggling

    Development of Grey Markets

    Exam Questions
    Define the term demerit good. (5 marks)

    Define the term negative externality. (5 Marks)

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