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Kilauea volcano is the largest stationary source of SO2 pollution in the United States of America. Moreover, the SO2 … pollution variation to estimate the impact of particulate matter and SO2 on emergency room admissions and costs in the state of … evidence that particulate pollution increases pulmonary-related hospitalization. Specifically, a one standard deviation …
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water quality. Pollution may rise with growth, because an increased scale of economic activity means more emissions, ceteris … pollution there is no evidence at all that a turning point has yet been reached. The paper goes on to discuss the economic …
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pollution. We develop a simple overlapping generations model with paternalistic altruism according to wealth and environmental … concerns. One can therefore explain a simultaneous increase in capital intensity, population growth and pollution, namely a … capital intensity, population growth and pollution. …
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Over time, inspection agencies gather information about firms’ pollution levels and this information may allow agencies …
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In this paper, I argue the compositional shift from agricultural to industrial production – industrialization – is a central determinant of changes in environmental quality as economies develop. I develop a simple two-sector model of neoclassical growth and the environment in a small open...
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current agreement on uniform reductions from 1980 levels is inefficient and costly. The evidence suggests that SO2 pollution …
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Widespread concern has been expressed that the costs of reducing environmental pollution in Eastern Europe will divert …
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reduce the number of severe road traffic accidents, carbon monoxide, nitrogen monoxide, nitrogen dioxide pollution and infant …
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. We investigate whether the size of pollution abatement costs in US industry influences the pattern of international trade … effect of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on pollution in Mexico. …
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