What is the free-rider problem?
A) a lack of public transportation in urban areas
B) a concern about insects that attach to plants and infect large agricultural areas
C) people who share equally in the benefits of resources but do not use any effort or energy to contribute to their production
D) people who get angry when they do not get any credit for their efforts and work

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The free-rider problem refers to people who benefit from shared resources, goods or services without contributing to their production or maintenance, resulting in others bear the costs. This can lead to an unfair burden on those who do contribute, and ultimately to the depletion or underfunding of the shared resource. A lack of public transportation (A) or concerns about insects (B) are not directly related to the free-rider problem, and people getting angry about credit (D) is not the same thing as benefiting from a shared resource without contributing.

What Is the Free-Rider Problem