2 Characteristics of Goods & Services
I.
Excludability
Use or enjoyment of the good or service can be limited to those who pay for
it.
•
Excludable goods
: Oreos, cars, food, clothes, golf clubs, cellular service, l-p records
•
Non-excludable goods
: Sunsets, air, roads (non-toll), national security, fish in
international waters, radio signals, knowledge,
II.
Rivalry in Consumption
Consumption or use by one precludes consumption or use by others
•
Rivalrous goods
: Oreos, cars, clothes, golf clubs, haircuts, tats
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Non-rivalrous goods:
Cellular services,
Sunsets, national security, clean
environment,
satellite TV