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International Innovation and Diffusion of Air Pollution Control Technologies : The Effects of NOX and SO2 Regulation in the US, Japan, and Germany
Popp, David - 2004
Using patent data from the United States, Japan, and Germany, this paper examines both the innovation and diffusion of air pollution control equipment. Whereas the United States was an early adopter of stringent sulfur dioxide (SO2) standards, both Japan and Germany introduced stringent nitrogen...
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Economic Geography and the Efficiency of Environmental Regulation
Hollingsworth, Alex; Jaworski, Taylor; Kitchens, Carl T.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We develop a spatial equilibrium model to evaluate the efficiency and distributional impacts of the leading air quality regulation in the United States: the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). We link our economic model to an integrated assessment model for air pollutants which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013172144
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Co-Benefits and Regulatory Impact Analysis : Theory and Evidence from Federal Air Quality Regulations
Aldy, Joseph E. - 2020
This paper considers the treatment of co-benefits in benefit-cost analysis of federal air quality regulations. Using a comprehensive data set on all major Clean Air Act rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency over the period 1997-2019, we show that (1) co-benefits make up a...
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Geographic and Socioeconomic Heterogeneity in the Benefits of Reducing Air Pollution in the United States
Deryugina, Tatyana - 2020
Policies aimed at reducing the harmful effects of air pollution exposure typically focus on areas with high levels of pollution. However, if a population's vulnerability to air pollution is imperfectly correlated with current pollution levels, then this approach to air quality regulation may not...
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Time is of the Essence : Climate Adaptation Induced by Existing Institutions
Bento, Antonio; Miller, Noah S.; Mookerjee, Mehreen; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
In the absence of first-best climate policy, we demonstrate that existing government institutions and policy established for reasons unrelated to climate change may induce climate adaptation. We examine the impact of temperature on ambient ozone concentration in the United States from 1980-2013,...
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Uncharted Waters : Effects of Maritime Emission Regulation
Hansen-Lewis, Jamie; Marcus, Michelle M. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Maritime shipping emits as much fine particulate matter as half of global road traffic. We are the first to measure the consequences of US maritime emissions standards on air quality, human health, racial exposure disparities, and behavior. The introduction of US maritime emissions control areas...
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Indirect Effects of Access to Finance
Cai, Jing; Szeidl, Adam - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We created experimental variation across local markets in China in the share of firms having access to a new loan …
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Precautionary Saving of Chinese and U.S. Households
Choi, Horag - 2014
We employ a model of precautionary saving to study why household saving rates are so high in China and so low in the US … components. This decomposition indicates that over 80 percent of China's saving rate and nearly all of the US saving arises from … the precautionary motive. The difference in the income growth rate between China and the US is vastly more important for …
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Impacts of the Clean Air Act on the Power Sector from 1938-1994 : Anticipation and Adaptation
Clay, Karen; Jha, Akshaya; Lewis, Joshua A.; Severnini, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
The passage of landmark government regulation is often the culmination of evolving social pressure and incremental policy change. During this process, firms may preemptively adjust behavior in anticipation of impending regulation, making it difficult to quantify the overall economic impact of...
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What Would it Take to Reduce US Greenhouse Gas Emissions 80% by 2050?
Heal, Geoffrey - 2016
I investigate the cost and feasibility of reducing US GHG emissions by 80% from 2005 levels by 2050. The US has stated in its Paris COP 21 submission that this is its aspiration. I suggest that this goal can be reached at a cost in the range of $37 to $135 bn/year. I assume that the goal is to...
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