Sajjad1994 wrote:
kop18 wrote:
Hi
Sajjad1994 Please can you post the OE for question 1?
Official Explanation
1. Which of the following examples matches the definition of a free rider problem as described in the passage?
Difficulty Level: 700
Explanation
Statement I is wrong because a person driving his own car isn’t a public service (the skateboarder is also a pretty transparent play on the idea of a “rider”).
Statement II is wrong because the free rider problem concerns people enjoying benefits without paying for them, not people paying different amounts for the same service.
Statement III is correct because in this instance, the action of many free riders leads to a systemic problem.
Answer: B
Hi,
Thank for your response. I just have one follow up question -
While I appreciate that driving an individual car is not public service and how a skateboarder might play into the idea of a free rider is quite vague. I was attracted to this option because the skateboarder just latches on the car and travels a mile for free. This excerpt from the passage defines a free rider more broadly-
More broadly, the free rider is someone who uses or enjoys the benefits of something without paying, or takes more than his or her share of a public good.
Hence, I thought this might a reasonable example of a free rider.
Please can you shed some more light on how we can eliminate this statement based on my understanding?
Thanks,
Kopal