Inefficient Overproduction of a Public Good by the Government Is

question 176

Multiple Choice

Inefficient overproduction of a public good by the government is

• A) the only efficient method of producing public goods.
• B) not likely to occur when voters choose rational ignorance.
• C) the term used to describe a surplus of a public good.
• D) one explanation of why government might be large.
• E) not likely to occur if voters are rationally ignorant.

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