The Free-Rider Problem Is

question 129

Multiple Choice

The free-rider problem is

• A) the use of private goods in one state by residents of another state.
• B) the incentive that people have to avoid paying for a public good.
• C) the incentive that people have once they are receiving welfare to keep getting welfare.
• D) that people cannot be forced to accept public goods.

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