Tradable Pollution Permits Achieve a Given Emission Target Efficiently Because

question 58

Multiple Choice

Tradable pollution permits achieve a given emission target efficiently because:

• A)firms can bargain over the price of the permits.
• B)permits will be purchased by the firms that incur the least abatement cost.
• C)permits will be purchased by the firms that incur high abatement costs.
• D)the polluting firms will eventually go out of business.

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