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Positive Externalities

Level:: A-Level, IB Diploma

Board:: AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, IB, OCR, WJEC

Last updated 3 Jul 2018

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There are many occasions when the production and/or consumption of a good or a service creates external benefits which boost social welfare.

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