Because of the Free- Rider Problem

question 58

Multiple Choice

Because of the free- rider problem,

• A) the public uses too little of a common resource.
• B) private provision leads to the production of more than the efficient quantity of a public good.
• C) private provision leads to the production of less than the efficient quantity of a public good.
• D) there is an efficient allocation of resources for common resources.

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