Air pollution abatement costs under the Clean Air Act: Evidence from the PACE survey

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 144-169

  Becker, Randy A ^a  

^a U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution abatement; Costs; County NAAQS non attainment; Environmental regulation; Manufacturing

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; COSTS; DATA REDUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POLLUTION CONTROL; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT (APA); HEAVY EMITTERS; MANUFACTURING PLANTS; POLLUTION ABATEMENT COSTS AND EXPENDITURES (PACE);

AIR POLLUTION;

ABATEMENT COST; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 14944339809     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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