Characteristics of a public good.

Characteristics of a public good.

  • Non-excludable means that it is costly or impossible for one user to exclude others from using a good such as road, streetlights.
  • Non-rivalrous means that when one person uses a good, it does not prevent others from using it.
  • Widely available: Public goods must be non-excludable and available to everyone
  • Indirectly or collectively paid for.
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