Public good: A good that is nonrival (one person consumption does not reduce availability) and nonexcludable (nonpayers cannot be prevented from consuming).
How to apply it: Explain that public goods suffer from the free-rider problem, causing the market to underprovide them.
Course: AP Microeconomics · Unit: Market Failure and the Role of Government
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