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Public Goods Roads, Schools & Free Riders

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A fishing simulation drops thirty paper fish into a bowl for four or five boats to divide across ten rounds, and most classes wipe out the stock before discussing a quota or license fee. One question asks why Maine lobstermen manage a shared resource without government rules.

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