To estimate the potential impact of California's cap-and-trade program on the state's energy-intensive, trade-exposed manufacturing industries, this paper uses confidential plant-level Census data to model the effect of historical energy prices on plant-level output, employment, and value added,...

We synthesize and review retrospective analyses of federal air quality regulations to examine the contributions of the Clean Air Act to the vast air quality improvements seen since 1970. Geographic heterogeneity in stringency affects emissions, public health, compliance costs, and employment....

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Editors' Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- I Introduction, Review, and Summary -- 1 Air Pollution and Health Damages in China: An Introduction and Review -- 2 Summary for Policy -- II Studies of the Assessment -- 3 Summary for Research -- 4...