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Cambridge AS & A Level Economics

1.6Classification of goods and services

Classification of goods and services in Cambridge AS & A Level Economics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 1.6.1Define free goods and private (economic) goods.
  2. 1.6.2Define public goods.
  3. 1.6.3Define merit goods and explain under-consumption through imperfect information.
  4. 1.6.4Define demerit goods and explain over-consumption through imperfect information.

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  • Classifying goods: free, private, public, merit and demerit goods

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Classification of goods and services: sample question

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Which good is the best example of a public good?

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