Effective Strategies for Addressing the Problem of Negative Externalities Include

question 107

Multiple Choice

Effective strategies for addressing the problem of negative externalities include

• A)taxing the profit of polluting companies at twice the rate of non-polluting companies.
• B)imposing taxes on the activity that generates the pollution.
• C)stressing the use of renewable resources.
• D)imposing recycling laws.
• E)closing down a polluting industry.

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