Government Allocation of Pollution Rights Cannot Be Efficient If Polluters

question 36

True/False

Government allocation of pollution rights cannot be efficient if polluters cannot be easily identified and monitored.

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Federal Budget Deficit

The shortfall when the government's expenditures exceed its revenues in a fiscal year.

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