Which of the following could be an unintended consequence (or a reaction from the private sector) of the government providing more and more of a particular public good, when the private sector was already providing some? crowd out of private provision O contracting out O free riding O private sector starts providing more

Which of the following could be an unintended consequence (or a reaction from the private sector) of the government providing more and more of a particular public good, when the private sector was already providing some? crowd out of private provision O contracting out O free riding O private sector starts providing more

Principles of Microeconomics

7th Edition

ISBN:9781305156050

Author:N. Gregory Mankiw

Publisher:N. Gregory Mankiw

Chapter11: Public Goods And Common Resources

Section: Chapter Questions

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