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Open secrets

Let’s say I own a public good with limited or costly excludability, as well as loose rivalry — a private beach. That is, I want my beach to be enjoyed freely and responsibly by a reasonable number of people. But I neither want to pay for a bouncer nor clean the beach myself. What to do is an open secret.

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