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This essay examines public goods and their provision by the government. The argument uses lighthouses and warships from historical contexts as examples. For the advanced economics student.

Why are some goods public and others private? Scholars compare and contrast what makes an item a rival or excludable as they listen to an enlightening podcast. They investigate everything from street lights to automobiles, placing items...

This article explains what public goods are, as well as what they are not. It also gives examples of several problems in determining how to determine whether goods are public or private.

Practice what you've learned about public and private goods in this four-question exercise. Topics include the definitions of excludability and rivalry, and how to identify public goods, private goods, artificially scarce goods, and...

This article describes the concept of public and private goods and gives examples within a global context. Whether or not the good is "rival" or "excludable" is also discussed. (Published June 2000)

Economic Lowdown Podcast episode 17 [9:57] defines the characteristics of private and public goods and explains why these characteristics help determine whether government or the private sector is best positioned to produce each.

This article describes the relationship between externalities, private and public goods, and government intervention.

This essay discusses the topics of public goods, private goods, excludability of goods, and rivalry of goods.

Complete with a navigation tool and list of key terms, the slides in this presentation are bursting with pertinent information for your young economists. From studying public goods to graphs that detail the collective willingness to pay,...

This article discusses public goods, the free-rider problem, externalities, property rights, and game theory strategy.