Private and Competitive Markets Could Produce Efficient Levels of Pollution

question 75

Multiple Choice

Private and competitive markets could produce efficient levels of pollution if

• A)left alone by government regulators.
• B)regulated by government through direct controls.
• C)the appropriate tax per unit of pollution were administered and enforced.
• D)the producers were made aware of the pollution externality.
• E)the worst polluting firms were closed down.

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