Because people enjoy the benefits of public goods whether they pay for them or not, people are usually ________ to pay for them. This is known as the free-rider problem, and is intrinsic to ________ goods.

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Public goods are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning people cannot be easily excluded from using them and one person's use does not reduce availability for others. This leads to the free-rider problem, where individuals may benefit from goods without contributing to their cost, making people generally unwilling to pay for them voluntarily.

Because People Enjoy the Benefits of Public Goods Whether They