Economics B A-Level
Environmental externalities
What Environmental externalities means in Economics B A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Environmental externalities
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Unintended environmental costs or benefits that economic activities create for third parties.
Topics that use Environmental externalities
- Externalities (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- External benefits
- External costs
- Government intervention
- Market failure
- Resource allocation
- Social costs
- Social welfare
Using Environmental externalities in the exam
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