The Tragedy of the Commons Is the Absence of Incentives

question 26

Multiple Choice

The tragedy of the commons is the absence of incentives to

• A) correctly measure the marginal benefit.
• B) prevent under use of the common resource.
• C) prevent overuse and depletion of the common resource.
• D) discover the resource.
• E) prevent the free-rider problem.

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