Why Are Direct Controls for Reducing Pollution Likely to Be

question 78

Multiple Choice

Why are direct controls for reducing pollution likely to be inefficient?

• A)The cost of reducing pollution is greater than the benefit.
• B)Direct controls are impossible to monitor.
• C)Firms with different pollution abatement costs are facing identical regulations.
• D)Firms are not likely to comply with this method of government intervention.
• E)Firms' output will rise above the socially optimal amount.

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