Clean Air regulation and heterogeneity in US gasoline prices

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 106-122

  Chakravorty, Ujjayant ^a   Nauges, Céline ^b   Thomas, Alban ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

Author keywords

Boutique fuels; Clean Air Act; Environmental regulation; Market structure; Product differentiation

Indexed keywords

COSTS; GASOLINE; HEALTH RISKS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; REFINING;

BOUTIQUE FUELS; CLEAN AIR ACT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION; MARKET STRUCTURE; METHODOLOGICAL INNOVATION; PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION;

AIR QUALITY;

AIR QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ESTIMATION METHOD; LEGISLATION; PRICE DYNAMICS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37549001755     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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