A ________ is a person who wants to enjoy the benefits of a public good without contributing his or her marginal benefit to the cost of financing the amount made.

A. free rider
B. politician
C. price maker
D. price optimizer

A. free rider

Economics

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A) good credit risks are more likely to seek loans causing lenders to make a disproportionate amount of loans to good credit risks. B) lenders may refuse loans to individuals with high net worth, because of their greater proclivity to "skip town." C) lenders are reluctant to make loans that are not secured by collateral. D) lenders will write debt contracts that restrict certain activities of borrowers.

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The exchange-rate arrangement that emerged from the Bretton Woods conference is often called a managed float standard

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Economics