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Public Goods. Shyam Sunder, Yale University Kozminski Academy Warsaw, June 2 2 , 201 3. Public Goods. Perfect public goods Additional cost of providing the good for one more person is zero Non-payers cannot be excluded from the benefits of public goods Examples Clean air Public health
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Public Goods Shyam Sunder, Yale University Kozminski Academy Warsaw, June 22, 2013
Public Goods • Perfect public goods • Additional cost of providing the good for one more person is zero • Non-payers cannot be excluded from the benefits of public goods • Examples • Clean air • Public health • National defence • Security
The Problem • Who should pay for the cost of public goods and how?