Economists Typically Suggest Three Choices That Allow a Polluter to Decide

question 16

Multiple Choice

Economists typically suggest three choices that allow a polluter to decide how to absorb most, or perhaps all, of the social costs of its actions, which are

• A) continuing to overproduce the good, lowering the price of the good, or cutting output.
• B) reducing the pollution-causing activity, changing production techniques, or paying a price to pollute.
• C) installing pollution abatement equipment, paying to pollute, or just ignoring the issue.
• D) paying a pollution tax, continuing to use existing production techniques, or continuing the polluting behavior without regard to the social implications.

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Definitions:

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