If a Person Has Multiple-Peaked Preferences for a Pure Public

question 38

Multiple Choice

If a person has multiple-peaked preferences for a pure public good,

• A) that person is always made worse off when moving away from his or her most-preferred political outcome.
• B) that person will become worse off at first, but then become better off, when moving away from his or her most-preferred political equilibrium.
• C) the marginal benefit of the pure public good always declines for that person as more is made available.
• D) both b and c.

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