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Technology, International Trade, and Pollution from U.S. Manufacturing

Levinson, Arik - 2014

Total pollution emitted by U.S. manufacturers declined over the past 30 years by about 60 percent, even though real manufacturing output increased 70 percent. This improvement must result from a combination of two trends: (1) changes in production or abatement processes (quot;technologyquot;);...

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Technology, International Trade, and Pollution from U.S. Manufacturing

Levinson, Arik - 2007

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The Economics of Recycling Heterogeneity

Fullerton, Don; Kinnaman, Thomas C. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

We summarize the economics of recycling municipal solid waste. OECD data suggest that aggregate recycling rates in member countries have plateaued in recent decades. United States recycling rates for some materials remain low, even after decades of learning and participation. Major new policies...

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Identifying Supply and Demand Elasticities of Agricultural Commodities : Implications for the US Ethanol Mandate

Roberts, Michael J. - 2010

We present a new framework to identify demand and supply elasticities of agricultural commodities using yield shocks … using current-period shocks that give rise to exogenous shifts in supply. Supply is identified using past shocks, which … extremely inelastic, price response is muted by a significant supply response that is obscured if futures prices are not …

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Lobbying Physicians : Payments from Industry and Hospital Procurement of Medical Devices

Bergman, Alon; Grennan, Matthew; Swanson, Ashley - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

We draw upon newly merged administrative data sets to study the relationship between payments from medical technology firms to physicians and medical device procurement by hospitals. These payments (and the interactions that accompany them) may facilitate the transfer of valuable information to...

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Procurement and Infrastructure Costs

Liscow, Zachary; Nober, Will; Slattery, Cailin - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Infrastructure costs in the United States are high and rising. The procurement process is one potential cost driver. In this paper we conduct a survey of procurement practices across the 50 states. We survey both employees at each state department of transportation (DOT) and the road builders...

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