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Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Private vs. Public Property
Alex Tabarrok asks and answers a great question:
You can't take it with you. A private owner of a natural resource, like a forest, therefore, will want to clear-cut the forest before he dies in order to maximize his consumption stream (assume the owner has no children or other bequest motive). True or False. Explain.
