The Free-Rider Problem

question 160

Multiple Choice

The free-rider problem

• A) forces the supply of a public good to exceed its demand.
• B) results in common resources becoming natural monopolies.
• C) explains why many local governments supply public goods.
• D) results in public goods becoming private goods.

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