Researchers have accurately estimated the marginal external cost created by water pollution from apaper mill. The pollution from the mill can be measured. Which policy would achieve the optimallevel of pollution reduction at the lowest cost to society?O A system of marketable permits with the level set at one third of current emissionsA command-and-control policy that requires the mill to reduce pollution by one halfO A requirement to use inputs that create less pollutionO A pollution charge equal to the marginal external cost of pollution

Researchers have accurately estimated the marginal external cost created by water pollution from a paper mill. The pollution from the mill can be measured. Which policy would achieve the optimal level of pollution reduction at the lowest cost to society? A system of marketable permits with the level set at one third of current emissions A command-and-control policy that requires the mill to reduce pollution by one half A requirement to use inputs that create less pollution O A pollution charge equal to the marginal external cost of pollution

Researchers have accurately estimated the marginal external cost created by water pollution from a paper mill. The pollution from the mill can be measured. Which policy would achieve the optimal level of pollution reduction at the lowest cost to society? A system of marketable permits with the level set at one third of current emissions A command-and-control policy that requires the mill to reduce pollution by one half A requirement to use inputs that create less pollution O A pollution charge equal to the marginal external cost of pollution

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