Marketable Pollution Permits Are A(n)

question 42

Multiple Choice

Marketable pollution permits are a(n) :

• A) tax system for internalizing pollution costs to the market.
• B) subsidy system for charging consumers for the use of common property resources.
• C) system of voluntary negotiations between polluters and damaged parties.
• D) organized exchange of licenses that enable the holder to pollute up to a specified amount during a given time period.

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