If a Corrective Tax on Gasoline Results in the Efficient

question 117

Multiple Choice

If a corrective tax on gasoline results in the efficient output of gasoline by internalizing the negative externalities associated with pollution,then

• A) pollution from gasoline will increase.
• B) there will be no effect on pollution from gasoline.
• C) pollution from gasoline will be zero.
• D) pollution from gasoline will decrease.
• E) pollution from gasoline will either increase or remain the same.

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