Explain why economists might say that the market for higher education demonstrates externalities and market failure.

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Explain why economists might say that the market for higher education demonstrates externalities and market failure.

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Higher education when attained by students,gives rise to employment.

Therefore according to economists,higher education has positive externalities.

When students get higher education,society gets benefit,as after higher education they do jobs and provide benefits to society.

Therefore sometimes the demand for jobs may be less than supply of jobs,which would create market failure.

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