Technical change and pollution abatement costs

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 248, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 715-724

  Färe, Rolf ^a   Grosskopf, Shawna ^a   Pasurka, Carl ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental production function; Environmental technology; Ex ante pollution abatement costs; Ex post pollution abatement costs

Indexed keywords

COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; POLLUTION;

COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; DECOMPOSITION MODEL; EX ANTES; JOINT PRODUCTION; POLLUTION ABATEMENT; PRODUCTION FUNCTION; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY; TECHNICAL CHANGE;

COSTS;

EID: 84942295165     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2015.07.040     Document Type: Conference Paper

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