The Free-Rider Problem

question 313

Multiple Choice

The free-rider problem

• A)forces the supply of a public good to exceed its demand.
• B)results in common resources becoming club goods.
• C)explains why many local governments supply public goods.
• D)results in public goods becoming private goods.

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