Re:Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes
by yummyfajitas on Tuesday June 04, 2013 @09:44AM
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I don't understand. The tragedy of the commons is about resource depletion in the absence of price signals. If I choose to work rather than take paternity leave, what resource am I depleting? Or more generally, what harmful externality am I creating?
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> The tragedy of the commons is about resource depletion in the absence of price signals.
This is a narrow view. Think about it more generally, and you'll see that the same concept applies here.