Why did US air pollution decline after 1970?

Empirical Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 491-513

  McKitrick, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clean Air Act; Cointegration; Growth; Pollution; Technology

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COINTEGRATION ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMISSION CONTROL; TECHNOLOGY; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35649002530     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-006-0111-4     Document Type: Article

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