When a group of people stand to gain from an action that is not rational for any of the members to undertake individually, it is referred to as a:

A. free-rider problem.
B. collective-action problem.
C. moral hazard problem.
D. societal-wellbeing problem.

B. collective-action problem.

Economics

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Jack wants to buy a new house. But the surge in housing demand over the last few months has led to a sharp increase in housing prices making it impossible for him to afford one on his current income. This is an example of a ________

A) positive externality B) negative externality C) pecuniary externality D) conspicuous externality

Economics

In the steady state in the Solow growth model, the economy is in equilibrium with the capital-labor ratio and real GDP per worker ________, and with capital, labor, and real GDP ________

A) constant; constant B) growing; constant C) constant; growing D) growing; growing

Economics