2. Microeconomics

Positive Externalities — Quiz

Test your understanding of positive externalities with 5 practice questions.

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Practice Questions

Question 1

What is a positive externality in economics?

Question 2

Which of the following is the best example of a positive consumption externality?

Question 3

In the presence of a positive externality, how does the market equilibrium quantity usually compare with the socially optimal quantity?

Question 4

What is the main reason positive externalities lead to underproduction in a free market?

Question 5

Which intervention is most likely to help increase consumption of a good with positive externalities?
Positive Externalities Quiz — IB Economics SL | A-Warded