HOPKINS, THOMAS D. - In: Contemporary Economic Policy 10 (1992) 3, pp. 59-70
The 1990 Oil Pollution Act mandates double hulls for new ocean-going tankers unless the U.S. Coast Guard can find superior designs to reduce oil spill risks. This paper, based on a 1991 National Research Council (NRC) study of alternative tanker designs, examines policy implications of...