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Why can customs unions lead to higher prices for consumers?

Although trading blocs such as the EU ( which is a customs union) promote free trade without tariffs ( taxes on imports ) within the borders of the union, it still places tariffs on imports that are external...
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How are inflation and unemployment linked?

The Phillips curve shows the relationship between unemployment and inflation. On the y axis is inflation increasing and on the x-axis is the unemployment rate increasing. The theory behind the relationship s...
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Brainstorm whether the NHS is an example of Government failure

Define Government failure-greater net welfare loss compared to the free market solution Factors that effect the use of the NHS-increase in old age population-increase in obesity and related ailments Compare ...
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Explain two reasons for an outward shift in the supply curve

An outward shift in the supply curve means that for each level of quantity supplied of a good/service, the price has decreased. One reason for this could be a positive supply shock, for example a period of g...
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Explain how the price mechanism responds to excess supply in a free market

A free market is one where the price of the good or service is determined by the demand from consumers and the supply from producers. When there is excess supply within a market, it means that there is too m...
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