What Is a Public Good?
A public good is something nobody can be kept from using and that is not used up by one more user.
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1.What two features make a good a public good?
A public good is something nobody can be kept from using and that is not used up by one more user.
2.A streaming service locks you out if you do not pay, but one more viewer does not use it up. What is it?
The service can exclude people but one more viewer does not use it up: a club good.
3.Why are fish in the open sea a common good?
Fish are non-excludable but rival: every fish caught is gone for others.
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