IB skill practice

Evaluate public goods and common access resources

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

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 2

Explain public goods

A Wellington public policy debate describes street lighting that one person can use without reducing another person’s use, and people cannot easily be excluded from the benefit. Explain why the market may underprovide it. 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.