Public goods are often thought to be goods or services that are provided by the government, but that confuses cause and effect. What exactly are the characteristics of a public good?

Who provides the public good is not one of the characteristics.

Consider open educational resources (OER), for example, open textbooks. These are available free online from companies like OpenStax College and Lumen Learning. Make a case for why OER can be considered public goods. Hint: who covers the cost of providing these products and why is that relevant to your answer?

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You are choosing between these four investments and you want to be 95% certain that you do not lose more than 8.00% on your investment. Which investments could you choose? Average return Standard Deviation of returns (Select the best choice below.) Small Stocks 18.04% 39.25% A. All of the investments. B. Small Stocks and S&P 500. C. T-Bills only. D. Corporate Bonds and S&P 500. E. Corporate Bonds and T-Bills. S&P 500 11.71% 19.76% Corporate Bonds 6.16% 6.36% T-Bills 3.39% 3.12% You are choosing between these four investments and you want to be 95% certain that you do not lose more than 8.00% on your investment. Which investments could you choose? Average return Standard Deviation of returns (Select the best choice below.) Small Stocks 18.04% 39.25% A. All of the investments. B. Small Stocks and S&P 500. C. T-Bills only. D. Corporate Bonds and S&P 500. E. Corporate Bonds and T-Bills. S&P 500 11.71% 19.76% Corporate Bonds 6.16% 6.36% T-Bills 3.39% 3.12%

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1 Nonexcludability It is not possible to exclude anyone from using the good or service For example i... View the full answer