Chapter 11

13 October 2022
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The provision of public goods gives rise to
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positive externalities, whereas the use of common resources gives rise to negative externalities
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A good is excludable if
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people can be prevented from using it
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Goods that are not excludable are usually
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free of charge
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When a good is rival in consumption
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one person's use of the good diminishes another person's ability to use it
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A view of a spectacular sunset along a private beach is an example of a
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nonrival but excludable good
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A congested side street in your neighborhood is
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not excludable and rival consumption
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A streetlight is a
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public good
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Without government intervention, public goods tend to be
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underproduced and common resources tend to be overconsumed
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A free rider is a person who
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receives a benefit of a good but avoids paying for it
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The free-rider problem exists with
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knowledge
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Because of the free-rider problem,
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private markets tend to undersupply public goods
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Which of the following is not a common resource? A. open grazing land B. national defense C. clean water D. clean air
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national defense
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An overcrowded beach is an example of
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a Tragedy of the Commons
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The Tragedy of the Commons for sheep grazing on common land can be eliminated by the government doing each of the following except A. subsidizing sheep flocks B. auctioning off sheep grazing permits C. assigning land property rights D. taxing sheep flcoks
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A. subsidizing sheep flcoks
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If the use of a common resource is not regulated,
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it will be overused