Key points
A free rider is someone who wants others to pay for a public good but plans to use the good themselves; if many people act as free riders, the public good may never be provided.
Markets often have a difficult time producing public goods because free riders attempt to use the public good without paying for it.
The free rider problem can be overcome...
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