IB skill practice

Analyse asymmetric information

Economics SL skill with original exam-style diagram, data-response, and evaluation seeds.

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 3

Evaluate information regulation

A government in a local Australian competition inquiry requires energy-efficiency labels on appliances. Explain how this policy may reduce asymmetric information and one limitation. Enter the answer and choose the interpretation that best matches the economic evidence.

Worked practice: economic evidence and answer

Identify the economic evidence first, then state the result and interpretation.