The Use of Pollution Charges to Reduce Pollution Confronts the Problem

question 105

Multiple Choice

The use of pollution charges to reduce pollution confronts the problem of

• A)free riders who avoid revealing benefits from abatement.
• B)determining specific individual damages and appropriate charges associated with pollutants.
• C)necessarily lowering the price of the products.
• D)requiring no agency to administer the tax.

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