Predicting the costs of Environmental Regulations: How accurat are regulations' estimates?

Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 10-14

  Harrington, Winston ^a   Morgenstern, Richard D ^b   Nelson, Peter ^a  

^a US Department of State ^*  (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF STATE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344132568     PISSN: 00139157     EISSN: 19399154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00139159909604646     Document Type: Article

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