微观经济学英文课件Ch_11.pptVIP

Public Goods and Common Resources公共品和共有资源 Chapter 11 思考一下： 为什么鲸鱼会面临灭绝而鲫鱼不会？ 为什么老虎会面临灭绝而狗却不会？ 为什么独裁者依靠一小支部队就能维持统治？ “The best things in life are free. . .” Free goods provide a special challenge for economic analysis Most goods in our economy are allocated in markets… …for these goods, prices are the signals that guide the decisions of buyers and sellers. When goods are available free of charge, the market forces that normally allocate resources in our economy are absent. “The best things in life are free. . .” When a good does not have a price attached to it, private markets cannot ensure tha