In: Economics
Which of the following is an example of free-riding?
Select one:
a. Nobody volunteers for a charity that helps other people.
b. A person contributes to the common good only because of a sense of duty.
c. A person uses a car belonging to someone else without permission.
d. One member of a group contributes nothing to a group project.
Free rider is that person who gets benefits without any payment due to the action of other parties.
The public good is non-rival and non-excludable in nature. The cost of providing public good is very high and there is free rider problem. This is the reason why a market system fails to produce an efficient level of public good.
Hence when one member of a group contributes nothing to a group projects but get the benefit of the project, then it is an example of free rider.
Hence option d is an example of free rider problem.