Marginal Damages in Environmental Policy: A Study of Air Pollution in the United States

by Nicholas Z. Muller and Robert O. Mendelsohn

This technical volume makes the case that air pollution policy in the United States can be improved through consideration of both the marginal abatement costs facing regulated sources, and the marginal damages associated with their emissions. The preferred approach is a fully efficient regulatory scheme. Recognizing that completely reforming today's regulatory program, which consists of a mix of command-and-control policies and cap-and-trade programs,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0844772186
• ISBN13: 9780844772189
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: AEI Press
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.3"