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| 1. |
Which of the following is true regarding tradable pollution permits and Pigouvian taxes ? |
| A. | All of these answers are true |
| B. | Pigouvian taxes and tradable pollution permits create an efficient market for pollution. |
| C. | Tradable pollution permits efficiently reduce pollution only if they are initially distributed to the firms that can regulator pollution at the lowest |
| D. | To set the quantity of pollution with tradable pollution permits, the regulator must know everything about the demand for pollution rights. |
| E. | Pigovian taxes are more likely to reduce pollution to a targeted amount than tradable pollution permits. |
| Answer» C. Tradable pollution permits efficiently reduce pollution only if they are initially distributed to the firms that can regulator pollution at the lowest | |