Non-rivalrous

(adjective)

A good whose consumption by one consumer does not prevent simultaneous consumption by other consumers

Related Terms

  • Non-excludable
  • free rider

Examples of Non-rivalrous in the following topics:

  • The Free-Rider Problem

    • Public goods, as you may recall, are both non-rivalrous and non-excludable.
    • It is the second trait- the non-excludability- that leads to what is called the free-rider problem.
    • Since public goods are non-excludable, free-riders not only can't be prevented from using the good, but actually have an incentive to continue to free-ride.
    • National security is a public good: it is both non-rivalrous and non-excludable.
    • Free riders are able to use roads without paying their taxes because roads are a non-excludable public good.
  • Public Goods

    • A public good is a good that is both non-excludable and non-rivalrous.
    • Pure public goods are those that are perfectly non-rivalrous in consumption and non-excludable.
    • It is non-excludable and non-rival in consumption.
  • Defining a Good

    • There are four types of goods in economics, which are defined based on excludability and rivalrousness in consumption.
    • National defense also provides an example of a good that is non-rivalrous.
    • In contrast, shoes are rivalrous.
    • Club goods: Club goods are excludable but non-rival.
    • Public goods: Public goods are non-excludable and non-rival.
  • Demand for Public Goods

    • Public goods are non-rivalrous, so everyone can consume each unit of a public good.
  • Natural Resource Market

    • Public goods, like air and riverways, are non-excludable and non-rivalrous.
  • The Tragedy of the Commons

    • Common goods are goods that are rivalrous and non-excludable.
  • Private Goods

    • In economics, a private good is defined as an asset that is both excludable and rivalrous.
    • Additionally, the private good is rivalrous in that its consumption by one person necessarily prevents consumption by another.
    • It is both excludable and rivalrous.
  • The Capital Account

    • The capital account acts as a sort of miscellaneous account, measuring non-produced and non-financial assets, as well as capital transfers.
    • Instead, the capital account acts as a sort of miscellaneous account, measuring non-produced and non-financial assets, as well as capital transfers.
    • The capital account can be split into two categories: non-produced and non-financial assets, and capital transfers.
    • Non-produced and non-financial assets include things like drilling rights, patents, and trademarks.
    • Thus, the balance of the capital account is calculated as the sum of the surpluses or deficits of net non-produced, non-financial assets, and net capital transfers.
  • Determinants of investment

    • Firms can buy non-residential capital (buildings, equipment, etc. ) while individual consumers can buy residential capital (houses).
    • Non-residential fixed investment: The amount purchased per unit time of goods which are not consumed, but are used for future production (capital).
    • An example of non-residential fixed investment is investment in human capital, which includes additional schooling or training.
  • Determinants of Supply

    • Supply levels are determined by price, which increases or decreases supply along the price curve, and non-price factors, which shifts the entire curve.
    • However, the supply curve itself may shift outward or inward in response to non-price related factors that affect the supply of a good, such as technological advances or increased cost of materials.
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