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1、11PublicGoodsandCommonResource“Thebestthingsinlifearefree...”Freegoodsprovideaspecialchallengeforeconomicanalysis.Mostgoodsinoureconomyareallocatedinmarkets…“Thebestthingsinlifearefree...”Whengoodsareavailablefreeofcharge,themarketforcesthatnormallyallocateresourcesinou
2、reconomyareabsent.“Thebestthingsinlifearefree...”Whenagooddoesnothaveapriceattachedtoit,privatemarketscannotensurethatthegoodisproducedandconsumedintheproperamounts.“Thebestthingsinlifearefree...”Insuchcases,governmentpolicycanpotentiallyremedythemarketfailurethatresult
3、s,andraiseeconomicwell-being.THEDIFFERENTKINDSOFGOODSWhenthinkingaboutthevariousgoodsintheeconomy,itisusefultogroupthemaccordingtotwocharacteristics:Isthegoodexcludable?Isthegoodrival?THEDIFFERENTKINDSOFGOODSExcludabilityExcludabilityreferstothepropertyofagoodwherebya
4、personcanbepreventedfromusingit.RivalryRivalryreferstothepropertyofagoodwherebyoneperson’susediminishesotherpeople’suse.THEDIFFERENTKINDSOFGOODSFourTypesofGoodsPrivateGoodsPublicGoodsCommonResourcesNaturalMonopoliesTHEDIFFERENTKINDSOFGOODSPrivateGoodsArebothexcludable
5、andrival.PublicGoodsAreneitherexcludablenorrival.CommonResourcesArerivalbutnotexcludable.NaturalMonopoliesAreexcludablebutnotrival.Figure1FourTypesofGoodsCopyright©2004South-WesternRival?YesYes•Ice-creamcones•Clothing•Congestedtollroads•Fireprotection•CableTV•Uncongeste
6、dtollroadsNoPrivateGoodsNaturalMonopoliesNoExcludable?•Fishintheocean•Theenvironment•Congestednontollroads•Tornadosiren•Nationaldefense•UncongestednontollroadsCommonResourcesPublicGoodsPUBLICGOODSAfree-riderisapersonwhoreceivesthebenefitofagoodbutavoidspayingforit.TheFr
7、ee-RiderProblemSincepeoplecannotbeexcludedfromenjoyingthebenefitsofapublicgood,individualsmaywithholdpayingforthegoodhopingthatotherswillpayforit.Thefree-riderproblempreventsprivatemarketsfromsupplyingpublicgoods.TheFree-RiderProblemSolvingtheFree-RiderProblemThegovernm
8、entcandecidetoprovidethepublicgoodifthetotalbenefitsexceedthecosts.Thegovernmentcanmakeeveryonebetteroffbyprov
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