A Specific Tax in a Monopoly Market Equal to the Marginal

question 55

Multiple Choice

A specific tax in a monopoly market equal to the marginal harm of pollution

• A) will increase welfare.
• B) will decrease welfare.
• C) will leave welfare unchanged.
• D) All of the above are possible.

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