A Neighborhood Uses Well Water, and No Individual Family Has

question 32

Multiple Choice

A neighborhood uses well water, and no individual family has to pay for the water they consume.  Thus, each family waters their grass excessively and doesn't bother to conserve water.  The well runs dry.  This is an example of the economic model known as

• A) the tragedy of the commons.
• B) the Prisoner's Dilemma.
• C) the chicken game.
• D) the overabundance problem.

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