The Excludability Versus Nonexcludability Issue of the Provision of Goods

question 128

Multiple Choice

The excludability versus nonexcludability issue of the provision of goods is

• A)not relevant to the free-rider problem.
• B)not relevant to the issue of market failure.
• C)relevant to the free-rider problem.
• D)relevant to negative externalities, but not positive externalities.

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