Saturday

Practice

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a) with the aid of a diagram, explain how atmospheric pollution associated with increased transport use causes misallocation of resources (10)
b) Discuss the extent to which increased indirect taxes on transport users might correct the market failure caused by atmospheric pollution associated with increased transport use (15)



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1. (a) explain the benefits of an integrated transport policy (10)
(b) Discuss the extent to which the present structure of the UK rail industry contributes towards an integrated transport policy (15)



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2. (a)Explain the natural monopoly argument as applied to transport (10 mks)
(b) Evaluate the policies a government may follow to increase the degree of competition within transport markets (15 mks)



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3. (a) Outline the main barriers to entry in the transport market (10 mks)
(b) Evaluate the impact of Rail Privatisation (15 mks)



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a) Explain the factors which have influenced the growth in demand for private car use (10)
b) Discuss the extent to which a national road user charging scheme could reverse the growth in demand for private car use (15)



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a) Explain how economists forecast air passenger transport demand (10)
b) Discuss the implications for government policy of the projected increase in demand for air passenger transport (15)



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(a) Explain how the negative externalities caused by transport users result in the misallocation of resources (10)
(b) Discuss the extent to which taxes levied on transport users correct the misallocation of resources such users cause (15)





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(a) Explain the private and external costs associated with traffic congestion. (10)
(b) Discuss, with the aid of examples, the effectiveness of using the cost benefit approach when appraising transport infrastructure projects. (15)

1 comment:

  1. Hi, could you write up key ponits to incldue in the first question you posted up for jan 10.
    A) With the aid of a diagram explain how atmospheric pollu...........

    i know that you have to talk about how atmosphric polltion is an example of negative externalites, associted with the increase in transport use... therefore you can use the MSC and MPC diagram.. where you shift MPC to the left... n talk about how producers do not take in to consideration the full cost to society.. when they are driving.. or when people travel by air....they only take in to consideration the private cost..hence mis allocation of resources.. n allocative inefficency..n how there is a divergenece betwen MPC and MSC.. n and an incraese in transport use would cause a greater divergence... as transport use increases...hence greater mis allocation of resources...
    but because the derivative word in the question says "Explain" is it not recommened that at the end of writing this essay answer you say.... a tax could be levied in order for producer to take into considertaion the full social cost to society.. etc and how gov find it hard to put a monetary value on negative externlaites..since pollution has no market price....etc etc or is that pretty much bringin in to part b of the question.....

    (Soory for typo errors)

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