A-Level Economics: Government Intervention & Government Failure Workbook (AQA/Edexcel/OCR)
This comprehensive workbook provides students with a thorough exploration of government intervention in markets, helping them develop the knowledge, application, analysis, and evaluation skills required for success in A-Level Economics. Through a combination of theory, contemporary examples, data response activities, and policy evaluation tasks, students examine how governments attempt to correct market failure and the potential consequences of intervention. Based on activities contained within Government Intervention workbook.
Students will:
Define and explain government intervention.
Explore real-world examples of government intervention in UK industries.
Analyse current economic issues using linked news articles.
Evaluate the statement:‘Government intervention is always positive’.
Complete and interpret tariff diagrams.
Examine a range of intervention policies including indirect taxes, subsidies, maximum prices, minimum prices, tradeable pollution permits, regulation, information provision, and state provision.
Assess the strengths and limitations of different government interventions.
Apply policies to market failure case studies and justify the most effective solution.
Develop evaluation skills by investigating government failure and its causes.
Consider policy trade-offs using the example of childcare provision.
The workbook is ideal for classroom teaching, independent learning, revision, homework, flipped learning, or exam preparation. Activities are designed to encourage deeper evaluation and support students in developing the chains of analysis and judgement required for high-mark A-Level responses.
Suitable for: AQA Economics, Edexcel Economics A & B, OCR Economics, Scottish Highers, and other Level 3 Economics courses








