51.Ifeveryonebenefitsfromhelpingthepoor, a.governmentinterventioncannotimprovesocialwell-being. b.eliminatingtaxesaimedatredistributingincomewillmakerichpeoplebetteroff. c.taxingthewealthytoraiselivingstandardsofthepoorcanpotentiallymakeeveryonebetteroff. d.privatemarketscanadequatelyprovidecharityprogramstohelpthepoor,despitefree-riderproblems. 52.Whichofthefollowingisadisadvantageofgovernmentprovisionofapublicgood? a.Thegovernmentlacksinformationaboutwhatpeoplearewillingtopayforthegood. b.Thegovernmentdoesnotprovideenoughofanypublicgood. c.Theprivatesectorcanprovideallpublicgoodsatalowercost. d.Noneoftheaboveisadisadvantage. 53.Whichofthe followingisnotacharacteristicofapublicgood? a.Itisnotexcludable. b.Itisnotdiminishedordepreciatedasadditionalpeopleconsumethegood. c.Itsbenefitscannotbewithheldfromanyone. d.Becauseitisafreegood,thereisnoopportunitycost. 54.Toachievetheoptimalprovisionofpublicgoods,the a.marketshouldbeallowedtoarriveatanequilibriumwithoutgovernmentintervention. b.governmentmustlimittheprovisionofthegoods. c.governmentmusttaxproducersofthegoods. d.governmentmusteitherprovidethegoodsorsubsidizetheirproduction. 55.Producershavelittleincentivetoproduceapublicgoodbecause a.thesocialbenefitislessthantheprivatebenefit. b.thesocialbenefitislessthanthesocialcost. c.thereisafree-riderproblem. d.thereisaTragedyoftheCommons. 56.Thegovernmentprovidespublicgoodsbecause a.privatemarketsareincapableofproducingthesetypesofgoods. b.free-ridersmakeitdifficultforprivatemarketstosupplythesociallyoptimalquantity. c.marketsarealwaysbetteroffwithsomegovernmentoversight. d.externalbenefitswillaccruetoprivateproducers. 57.Toofewresourcesaredevotedtothecreationofknowledgebecauseprofit-seekingfirms a.undervalueknowledgeintheirpursuitofrevenues. b.overusetheirpatents. c.tendtofree-rideontheknowledgethatothershavedeveloped. d.tendtorelyonexistingemployeeknowledge. 58.Aswithmanypublicgoods,determiningtheappropriatelevelofgovernmentsupportfortheproductionofgeneralknowledgeisdifficultbecause a.patentscorrectforanunknownportionoftheexternality. b.benefitsarehardtomeasure. c.membersofCongressareoftenexpertsinthesciences. d.thecostsalwaysexceedthebenefits. 59.Whichofthefollowingisadisadvantageofgovernmentprovisionofapublicgoodsuchasnationaldefense? a.(i)only b.(i)and(ii)only c.(i)and(iii)only d.(i),(ii),and(iii) 60.Theprivately-ownedschoolsysteminSmalltownhasavirtuallyunlimitedcapacity.Itacceptsallapplicantsandoperatesonbothtuitionandprivatedonations.Althougheveryresidentplacesvalueonhavinganeducatedcommunity,theschool’srevenueshavesufferedlatelyduetoalargedeclineinprivatedonationsfromtheelderlypopulation.Sincethebenefitthateachcitizenreceivesfromhavinganeducatedcommunityisapublicgood,whichof thefollowingwouldnotbecorrect? a.Thefree-riderproblemcausestheprivatemarkettoundersupplyeducationtothecommunity. b.Thegovernmentcanpotentiallyhelpthemarketreachasociallyoptimallevelofeducation. c.Ataxincreasetopayforeducationcouldpotentiallymakethecommunitybetteroff. d.Theprivatemarketisthebestwaytosupplyeducation. Table11-1 ConsiderthetownofSpringfieldwithonlythreeresidents,Sophia,Amber,andCedric.Thethreeresidentsaretryingtodeterminehowlarge,inacres,theyshouldbuildthepublicpark.Thetablebelowshowseachresident’swillingnesstopayforeachacreofthepark. Acres Sophia Amber Cedric 1 $10 $24 $6 […]