1. Many individuals might be willing to contribute $25 to the local community charity drive if they could be assured that others would do so. Explain how the free-rider problem complicates the issue of raising money for charitable purposes.

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1. Many individuals might be willing to contribute $25 to the local community charity drive if they could be assured that others would do so. Explain how the free-rider problem complicates the issue of raising money for charitable purposes.

2. Jones gets a real bargain on 100 acres of land because it is near an airport. He decides to use the land to breed his prize-winning race horses. One year after buying the land, Jones sues the airport because his horses, disrupted by the noise of jet planes, are not breeding. If you were the judge, how would you decide Jones' case? Why?

 

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