With Marketable Permits to Pollute, Efficiency Can Be Obtained If

question 46

Multiple Choice

With marketable permits to pollute, efficiency can be obtained if

• A) the regulator knows the marginal cost schedule of every firm.
• B) firms with low marginal costs of eliminating pollution sell their permits.
• C) firms with low marginal costs of eliminating pollution buy up more permits.
• D) only one firm gets the permits to pollute.

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