General equilibrium benefits for environmental improvements: Projected ozone reductions under EPA's Prospective Analysis for the Los Angeles air basin

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 559-584

  Smith, V Kerry ^a,c   Sieg, Holger ^b   Banzhaf, H Spencer ^c   Walsh, Randall P ^d  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit analysis; Locational equilibrium; Ozone improvement

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; HOUSING; OZONE; PUBLIC POLICY;

OZONE CONCENTRATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

AIR QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; OZONE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342571699     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2003.10.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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