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Edexcel IGCSE Economics 1.1.5.g public goods and free riders

Edexcel IGCSE Economics 1.1.5.g public goods and free riders
Edexcel IGCSE Economics syllabusEconomics 4EC1First assessment 2019

Practise public-goods questions by defining free riders and applying non-excludability or non-rivalry to street lighting and flood defences.

How this is tested

  • Define a free rider as someone benefiting from a public good without paying.
  • Explain why street lighting or flood defences may be provided by government.
  • Apply non-excludability and non-rivalry to explain the free rider problem.

Question 3(a)

[Maximum number: 1]

A free rider can be defined as an individual who does which one of the following?

A

Enjoys the benefit of a good after paying for it

B

Enjoys the benefit of a good but does not pay for it

C

Gives a good away after paying for it

D

Neither uses a good nor pays for it