Unit 1 Micro: Ten Approaches to Curbing Binge Drinking

Economics is a social science involving the study of human behaviour. we know that binge drinking is an economic and social issue that probably requires a range of policy interventions to address effectively over time. This BBC news magazine article offer ten policy prescriptions - students can easily add to the catalogue - but provides a really good example of how to build good evaluation into an AS micro market failure / government failure question.

Unit 1 Micro: De-Merit Goods [12 May 2012]
Alcohol - negative externalities of consumption and production. [12 Apr 2012]
The minimum alcohol price debate [23 Mar 2012]
Drink, drink, more drink [21 Feb 2012]
10 Solutions to Binge Drinking [21 Feb 2012]
Alcohol. Discuss! [18 Oct 2011]
RES Essay Competition: Curbing Alcohol Consumption [12 Apr 2010]
Decision Time (Radio 4) - Government intervention and binge drinking [28 Jan 2010]
Alcohol information failure [13 Jan 2010]
Scots may lead the way in setting minimum price for alcohol [29 Sep 2009]
Social costs of binge drinking [15 Feb 2008]

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