An Important Reason That Direct Pollution Controls Are Usually Inefficient

question 110

Multiple Choice

An important reason that direct pollution controls are usually inefficient is that

• A) different firms have different marginal costs of pollution abatement.
• B) firms have little incentive to comply with them.
• C) they generally garner little political support and thus eventually fail.
• D) they create new pollution as they eliminate existing pollution.
• E) it costs too much to make sure that firms comply with the regulations.

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