The problem caused when people are often reluctant to voluntarily pay for goods and services that provide benefits for everyone, even for those who don't pay is called the:
A. free-rider problem.
B. moral hazard problem.
C. drop in the bucket hypothesis.
D. rational ignorance problem.
Answer: A
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A) Borda-count method. B) Condorcet method. C) instant runoff method. D) plurality-rule method
The Fab Five, a cartel of five firms, sells a homogenous product. The Oct-Pool cartel is composed of eight firms that can differentiate their products. In the given scenario, which of the following statements is true?
a. The firms of both cartels are likely to cheat on their cartel agreements. b. The firms of both cartels are unlikely to cheat on their cartel agreements. c. The Fab Five cartel firms are likely to cheat on their cartel agreement, while the Oct-Pool cartel firms are unlikely to cheat on their cartel agreement. d. The Oct-Pool cartel firms are likely to cheat on their cartel agreement, while the Fab Five cartel firms are unlikely to cheat on their cartel agreement.