Which of the Following Statements About Trade and Domestic Pollution

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about trade and domestic pollution is accurate?

• A)Free trade is likely to cause producers to reduce their levels of pollution due to international competition.
• B)It is possible for free trade to hurt a country if polluters are forced to internalize the external costs associated with their production.
• C)In the presence of free trade, the costs of pollution can be transferred almost completely by the exporting country to the importing country.
• D)If polluters are not forced to internalize the external costs associated with their production, free trade could result in the country exporting the wrong products.

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