The Tragedy of the Commons Is The

question 45

Multiple Choice

The tragedy of the commons is the:

• A)undersupply of a public good due to consumers not paying the full value of the good.
• B)disappearance of certain markets due to the public's lack of willingness to pay.
• C)depletion of a common resource due to individually rational, but collectively inefficient, overconsumption.
• D)notion that common resources are generally underconsumed and therefore not regularly produced due to artificially low demand.

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Definitions:

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