In this question we will combine a very simplified model of an externality that has long-lasting impacts with the model of discounted utility that we learned in our game theory topic. Consider a hypothetical environmental externality: produced as the byproduct of industrial activity, each unit of emission of a pollutant that is emitted once, today, causes $10 of external harm to society each and every year, starting immediately, forever. Let's say that policymakers apply a discount factor of 8 € (0, 1) to future gains and losses, in an analog of the discounted utility model except for cash payoffs rather than utilities. What would the socially efficient Pigouvian tax on the emission of this pollutant be if we applied a discount factor of (i) 8 = 0.5, (ii) 6 = 0.9, and (iii) 8 = 0.99? Give an intuitive explanation
2. In this question we will combine a very simplified model of an externality that has long-lasting impacts with the model of discounted utility that we learned in our
![2. In this question we will combine a very simplified model of an externality that has long-lasting
impacts with the model of discounted utility that we learned in our game theory topic. Consider
a hypothetical environmental externality: produced as the byproduct of industrial activity, each
unit of emission of a pollutant that is emitted once, today, causes $10 of external harm to society
each and every year, starting immediately, forever. Let's say that policymakers apply a discount
factor of 8 € (0, 1) to future gains and losses, in an analog of the discounted utility model except
for cash payoffs rather than utilities.
What would the socially efficient Pigouvian tax on the emission of this pollutant be if we applied
a discount factor of (i) 8 = 0.5, (ii) 6 = 0.9, and (iii) 8 = 0.99? Give an intuitive explanation
of how to interpret the parameter & in this context, and explain precisely but in simple terms
what the goal and effect of the Pigouvian tax would be.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb3778c22-3670-4e58-bc9a-8dacfaee89f9%2Fbf631719-d951-4933-9932-e6413b252762%2F9q8rwz_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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