Command-and-control policies usually:

A. reduce the production of a polluting good more than do pollution taxes.
B. reduce the production of a polluting good less than do pollution taxes.
C. increase price less than do pollution taxes.
D. decrease the quantity demanded by less than do pollution taxes.


Answer: B

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