几十年来,经济学家一直在为污染是否应该纳税争论不休。从经济角度看,这种赋税(或者经常被称为排污费)可以用来纠正市场失灵的重要根源:缺乏一种为阻止稀有环境资源被滥用和浪费所需的“价格”。但是,经济学家的这种主张在决策圈内至今尚未找到一个愿意考虑这种意见的听众。相反,立法者和管理者一直无视这种决策方法,而倾向于更传统 For decades, economists have been arguing over whether pollution should be taxed. From an economic point of view, such taxes (or often referred to as sewage charges) can be used to correct the root causes of market failure: there is a lack of “price” needed to prevent the abuse and waste of scarce environmental resources. However, economists have so far failed to find a listener in the decision-making circle who is willing to consider such an opinion. On the contrary, legislators and managers have always ignored this decision-making approach and tended to be more traditional