The Most Efficient Way to Get Firms to Reduce Pollution

question 105

Multiple Choice

The most efficient way to get firms to reduce pollution is to

• A) set uniform emission standards and require all firms to meet the standards.
• B) make the worst polluters shut down and go out of business.
• C) make them pay for the social costs of production and let them decide how to respond to the higher costs.
• D) provide firms and consumers with the information about the effects of their actions and encourage them to behave responsibly.

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