When Dealing with a Pollution Problem,pollution Permits Are More Efficient

question 79

Multiple Choice

When dealing with a pollution problem,pollution permits are more efficient than taxes or command-and-control policies because

• A) firms with low costs of abatement can buy more permits.
• B) the government will generate more revenue from the sale of permits than through a pollution tax.
• C) firms with high costs of abatement can buy more permits.
• D) a pollution permit system will lead to all firms producing less pollution.

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Definitions:

Allele Frequency

The proportion of all copies of a gene in a population that are of a given allele variant.

Dominant Allele

An allele that is always expressed when it is present, regardless of whether it is homozygous or heterozygous. Compare with recessive allele.

Aa Genotypes

A term referring to individuals with a heterozygous genotype, possessing two different alleles (A and a) at a single genetic locus.

Frequency

In physics, the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time, often used to describe waves or vibrations.