Natural Gas and National Policy: A Linear Programming Model of North American Natural Gas Flows

by Leonard Waverman

Book Overview

In an attempt to maintain self-sufficiency, both Canadian and American federal authorities have imposed a number of restrictions on the inter-country flows of natural gas in North America -- tariffs, export and import permits, and quotas. The purpose of this study is to estimate how much less final consumers would pay for natural gas if free trade were allowed. A linear programming model is used to estimate a hypothetical flow pattern when no restrictions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487572999
• ISBN13: 9781487572990
• Release Date: December 1973
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher