Problem 1:
The national budget exercise is nothing more than a political exercise. Discuss.
Problem 2:
a. What do economists mean by the term ‘efficiency'?
b. What are merit goods? What is government's role in redistribution?
c. Why might government intervene in the in the market's allocation of resources, even when it is Pareto efficient?
Problem 3:
Even if there is no consensus over the use of cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness is a goal that can draw on wide support.