The Success of Compensatory Laws Rely on Aligning the Damages

question 29

Multiple Choice

The success of compensatory laws rely on aligning the damages assigned to each polluter with

• A) the marginal abatement costs.
• B) the actual amount of injury they cause.
• C) the amount of transactions costs.
• D) the costs of clean up.

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