The free-rider dilemma occurs in the provision of public goods because an individual can realize the benefits of someone else's purchase (consumption) of a public good.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

True

A free rider is an individual who reaps direct benefits from someone else's purchase (consumption) of a public good.

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A) I = Y + C + G. B) I = Y - C - G. C) I = Y - C + G. D) I = Y + C - G.

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If economists say that a 7 percent growth in the money supply will increase aggregate demand by 7 percent, they are assuming that velocity

a. will decrease. b. is constant. c. will increase. d. is unpredictable.

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