Per-Unit Pollution Reduction Subsidies

question 5

Multiple Choice

Per-unit pollution reduction subsidies

• A) are implemented by paying a polluter for using a particular type of abatement equipment
• B) can elevate profits, which encourages entry, and hence can perversely increase aggregate emissions
• C) are used exclusively in the United States at the federal level of government
• D) are designed to lower the costs of abatement technology

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