If the Marginal Costs of Pollution Abatement Are Different Across

question 116

Multiple Choice

If the marginal costs of pollution abatement are different across firms,then regulations that require fixed percentage reductions in pollution will be

• A)efficient.
• B)inefficient.
• C)ineffective.
• D)fair to all polluters.

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