The Free-Rider Paradox: Theory, Evidence, and Teaching
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Economic Education
- Vol. 22 (1) , 33-38
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00220485.1991.10844696
Abstract
The free-rider problem involves extreme empirical implications, and, as long as instructors continue to assert that narrow self-interest is the sole motivator of rational behavior, thoughtful students may not take this issue and the related economic analysis seriously.Keywords
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