Question 1

When property rights are not well established,

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A)  private goods become public goods.
B)  markets fail to allocate resources efficiently.
C)  the distribution of private goods is unfair.
D)  government resources are used inefficiently.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following goods is not excludable and not rival in consumption?

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A)  fish in the ocean
B)  tickets to a professional basketball game
C)  a tornado siren
D)  a premium television channelE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 3

The provision of a public good generates a

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A)  positive externality, as does the use of a common resource.
B)  positive externality and the use of a common resource generates a negative externality.
C)  negative externality, as does the use of a common resource.
D)  negative externality and the use of a common resource generates a positive externality.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Private markets usually fail to provide lighthouses because

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A)  lighthouses cost too much to build relative to their benefits.
B)  government intervention makes it hard for private lighthouse owners to compete in the market.
C)  ship captains have incentives to use lighthouses without paying.
D)  lighthouses are valued very little by ship captains these days.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

The free-rider problem exists with

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A)  public transportation
B)  knowledge.
C)  online music subscriptions.
D)  All of the above are correct.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 6

The idea of requiring motorists to pay to use the busiest streets in a city

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A)  has been proposed by many public officials, but to date the idea never has been tried in a major city anywhere in the world.
B)  was tried in New York City in the 1990s, but the result was more - not less - congestion on busy streets, and the experiment was short-lived.
C)  reflects the fact that a congested road is a public good.
D)  reflects the fact that a congested road is a common resource.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

The Tragedy of the Commons can be corrected by

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A)  conducting a cost-benefit analysis.
B)  assigning property rights to individuals.
C)  providing government subsidies for the resource.
D)  making certain everyone in the economy has access to the resource.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a public good?

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A)  It is not excludable.
B)  It is not diminished or depreciated as additional people consume the good.
C)  Its benefits cannot be withheld from anyone.
D)  Because it is a free good, there is no opportunity cost.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

When the absence of property rights causes a market failure, the government can potentially solve the problem

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A)  by clearly defining property rights.
B)  through regulation.
C)  by supplying the good itself.
D)  All of the above are correct.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Table 11-4
There are four homes along Belmont Circle, which surrounds a small plot of land. The land currently has no trees, and the 4 homeowners -- Adams, Benitez, Chen, and Davis -- are considering the idea of contributing to a pool of money that will be used to plant up to 4 trees. The table represents their willingness to pay, that is, the maximum amount that each homeowner is willing to contribute toward each tree. 
-Refer to Table 11-4. Suppose the cost to plant each tree is $300. How many trees should be planted to maximize the total surplus of the four homeowners?

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A)  1
B)  2
C)  3
D)  4E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Which of the following statements is not correct?

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A)  Medical research can be an example of a public good.
B)  The private market will tend to undersupply public goods.
C)  The free-rider problem occurs when a good is nonexcludable.
D)  All goods provided by the government are public goods.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

National defense is a classic example of a public good because

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A)  there is no market for private security services.
B)  it is difficult to exclude people from receiving the benefits from national defense once it is provided.
C)  everyone agrees that some level of national defense is important, but only the government knows the optimal amount.
D)  there are no private firms willing to supply defense goods such as tanks and weapons.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

On the Fourth of July, there is no fireworks display in the small town of Yankeeville, even though it would be efficient for such a display to be produced. Which of the following statements is correct?

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A)  The lack of a fireworks display in Yankeeville arises because of an externality.
B)  The lack of a fireworks display in Yankeeville arises because the free-rider problem does not apply to goods such as fireworks displays.
C)  In deciding not to produce a fireworks display in Yankeeville, private individuals and private firms made decisions that were privately irrational.
D)  All of the above are correct.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Suppose that policymakers are doing cost-benefit analysis on a proposal to add traffic barriers to divide the flow of traffic in an effort to increase safety on a given highway. Which of the following statements is correct?

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A)  The benefits are usually easier to measure than the costs.
B)  Because human life is priceless, any measure to increase traffic safety would generate benefits that outweigh the costs.
C)  Estimating the value of a human life is difficult but necessary to evaluate the proposal.
D)  Both a and b are correct.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Mike Miller is the town manager of Medfield, a town with 50,000 residents. At a recent town meeting, several citizens proposed building a large public swimming pool in the center of town for all of the residents to enjoy. A survey of all 50,000 residents revealed that the pool would be worth $50 to each of them. The cost to build the swimming pool is $1,000,000. Which of the following is the most efficient option?

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A)  The pool should be built and paid for with donations collected from residents, as these donations should more than cover the cost of the pool.
B)  The pool should be built and paid for by the town government and paid for with a tax on the residents because all residents would benefit from it but some residents would not donate if they were asked.
C)  The pool should be built and paid for by the wealthiest ten percent of the residents.
D)  The pool should not be built because the social value does not exceed the cost.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

You and your friends eat potato chips in your bedroom. For you and your friends, the potato chips are rival in consumption.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Residents of Hong Kong are able to find restaurants that advertise a dish that contains grizzly bear paws. Since it is unlikely that grizzly bear paws are purchased from a private producer of animal paws, we can likely conclude that

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A)  international laws making it illegal to sell grizzly bear paws are likely to be very effective at eliminating these offerings at Hong Kong restaurants.
B)  higher penalties for poaching grizzly bears will prevent poachers from killing.
C)  there are likely to be very few grizzly bear poachers.
D)  allowing individuals to own and raise grizzly bears for meat would likely reduce the threat of extinction to grizzly bear populations.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

When one person enjoys the benefit of a tornado siren, she reduces the benefit to others.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Table 11-2
Consider a small town with only three families, the Greene family, the Brown family, and the Black family. The town does not currently have any streetlights so it is very dark at night. The three families are considering putting in streetlights on Main Street and are trying to determine how many lights to install. The table below shows each family's willingness to pay for each streetlight. 
-Refer to Table 11-2. Suppose the cost to install each streetlight is $900 and the families have agreed to split the cost of installing the streetlights equally. To maximize their own surplus, how many streetlights would the Black's like the town to install?

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A)  0 streetlights
B)  1 streetlight
C)  2 streetlights
D)  3 streetlightsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

A good is excludable if

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A)  one person's use of the good diminishes another person's enjoyment of it.
B)  the government can regulate its availability.
C)  it is not a normal good.
D)  people can be prevented from using it.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Exam 11: Public Goods and Common Resources

Residents of Hong Kong are able to find restaurants that advertise a dish that contains grizzly bear paws. Since it is unlikely that grizzly bear paws are purchased from a private producer of animal paws, we can likely conclude that

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When the absence of property rights causes a market failure, the government can potentially solve the problem

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The idea of requiring motorists to pay to use the busiest streets in a city

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You and your friends eat potato chips in your bedroom. For you and your friends, the potato chips are rival in consumption.

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National defense is a classic example of a public good because

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Suppose that policymakers are doing cost-benefit analysis on a proposal to add traffic barriers to divide the flow of traffic in an effort to increase safety on a given highway. Which of the following statements is correct?

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The provision of a public good generates a

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Private markets usually fail to provide lighthouses because

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Which of the following goods is not excludable and not rival in consumption?

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A good is excludable if

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The free-rider problem exists with

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On the Fourth of July, there is no fireworks display in the small town of Yankeeville, even though it would be efficient for such a display to be produced. Which of the following statements is correct?

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When one person enjoys the benefit of a tornado siren, she reduces the benefit to others.

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The Tragedy of the Commons can be corrected by

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When property rights are not well established,

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a public good?

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Which of the following statements is not correct?

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