Approximating pollution abatement costs via alternative specifications of a multi-output production technology: A case of the US electric utility industry

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-190

  Vardanyan, Michael ^a   Noh, Dong Woon ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Distance functions; Parameterization; Shadow pricing of bad outputs

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; SPECIFICATIONS;

ABATEMENT COSTS; DISTANCE FUNCTIONS; ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY; FUNCTIONAL FORMS; MULTI-OUTPUT PRODUCTION; POLLUTION ABATEMENT; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY; SHADOW PRICE; SHADOW PRICING; SHADOW PRICING OF BAD OUTPUT;

PARAMETERIZATION;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; POLLUTION CONTROL;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRY; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETRIC TEST; POLLUTION; QUALITY CONTROL; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646801965     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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