Market failure is a situation in which a given market does not efficiently organize production or allocate goods and services to consumers. Overcoming market failure is a significant challenge for the government, which is not easy to accomplish and may require intervention. What can the government can do to regulate market inefficiencies? • Give one example of a market failure, such as air pollution, water pollution, illegal immigration, or child labor, which is an international problem. • Describe the role of the U.S. government in addressing this international market failure and explain why the U.S. cannot unilaterally solve the problem. • Explain how individual economic decisions affect this market failure and how economic principles can be applied to modify those individual decisions to help correct the market failure.