ECON MICRO
ECON MICRO
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781337000536
Author: William A. McEachern
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 16, Problem 1.2P
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The differences among private goods, natural monopolies, open-access goods, and public goods with examples.

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Goods are categorized in many different ways. There are four types of goods which are distinguished based on rivalrousness and excludability. They are private goods, natural monopolies, open-access goods, and public goods.

Rivalrousness refers to the situation where individuals can consume goods without affecting the availability of goods to other individuals.

Excludability refers to the situation where people can be prevented from consuming the goods.

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