POLLUTION RIGHTS MARKET: A market-based system for the exchange of permits or "rights" to release pollution residuals into the environment. These pollution permits would be bought and sold in an organized market not unlike the stock market. Prices would vary according to the forces of supply and demand, allowing individual participants to buy and sell based on their particular circumstances. The total number of permits would be based on the amount of permissible pollution residuals that can be safely released into the environment during a given period of time. These permits could be given away or auction off to potential polluters.

     See also | market | pollution | externalities | exchange | demand | supply | efficiency | pollution types | Pigouvian tax | command and control | market failure | materials balance | recycling | Coase theorem |

POLLUTION RIGHTS MARKET, AmosWEB GLOSS*arama, http://www.AmosWEB.com, AmosWEB LLC, 2000-2025. [Accessed: April 25, 2025].

Back to the GLOSS*arama

A buyer or seller that has no market control and is not able to affect the price of a good. It must "take" or accept the going market price. The market structure that exemplifies price taker is perfect competition. In fact, perfect competition is the only example of price taker. This is one of two alternatives related to control over price. The other is price maker. Price taker is also termed price seeker.

Complete Entry | Visit the WEB*pedia

Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time browsing about a thrift store wanting to buy either a large, stuffed kitty cat or a cross-cut paper shredder. Be on the lookout for a thesaurus filled with typos.
Your Complete Scope

This isn't me! What am I?

-- William Jennings Bryan

User Feedback