Direct Pollution Controls Are Usually Inefficient Because They

question 129

Multiple Choice

Direct pollution controls are usually inefficient because they

• A)do not minimize the total cost of a given amount of abatement.
• B)lead all firms to abate more pollution than the socially optimal amount.
• C)lead all firms to abate less pollution than the socially optimal amount.
• D)do not achieve the targeted amount of pollution abatement.
• E)are controlling quantities of pollution abatement as opposed to prices.

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