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Q1. Suppose someone observes that people in areas where residents have more education tend to donate more money for local parks than do people in areas where residents are less well educated, and the observer concludes that education increases altruism. Use what you have learned in this course to evaluate the validity of this conclusion?

Q2. In right-to-work states, the law allows people to opt out of joining a labor union and paying membership dues while still being covered by the collective bargaining agreement negotiated by the union. If the benefits of collective bargaining agreements are public goods, are these benefits likely to be underprovided in right-to-work states? Explain why or why not.

Q3. Roads are typically viewed as a public good. However, some highways are financed by tolls levied on drivers instead of through taxes. Discuss why this model works for some roads and not others in terms of the properties of public goods.?