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Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Jonathan M. Harris, Tufts University
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Chapter 5: Common Property Resources and Public Goods
- What do we mean by "common" property? What are some examples?
- What are the three phases of a total product curve for a common property resource?
- How do we determine the economic optimum level of production with a common property resource? How will this differ from the open access equilibrium?
- What is the tragedy of the commons? How might this problem be avoided?
- How can a license fee be used to improve economic efficiency? How can the price of the license fee be determined?
- How can transferable permits be used to improve economic efficiency? What is the advantage of using tradable permits instead of a license fee?
- Will free markets tend to produce a sufficient supply of public goods?
- Why is vertical addition of demand curves preferable to horizontal addition?
- What is the free rider effect and why is it relevant to public good issues?
- What are global commons? What special considerations might be required for managing a global commons?
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