Market effects of environmental regulation: coal, railroads, and the 1990 Clean Air Act

Many environmental regulations encourage the use of "clean" inputs. When the suppliers of such an input have market power, environmental regulation will affect not only the quantity of the input used but also its price. We investigate the effect of the Title IV emissions trading program fo...

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Published in:The Rand journal of economics 2007, Vol.38 (4), p.1159-1179
Main Authors: Busse, Meghan R., Keohane, Nathaniel O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
Air pollution
Clean air
Clean Air Act 1990-US
CLEAN AIR ACTS
COAL
Coal-fired power plants
Cost estimates
Delivery costs
Electric power-plants
Emission standards
Emissions (Pollution)
Emissions regulations
EMISSIONS TRADING
Environmental aspects
Environmental economics
Environmental policy
Environmental protection
Environmental regulations
Industrial policy
Laws, regulations and rules
MARKET
Market prices
Markets
Pollution control
Power plants
PRICES
RAIL TRANSPORT
Railroads
Railway systems
Railway transport
Railways
Regression analysis
Regulation
Regulatory policy
Studies
SULFUR CONTENT
SULFUR DIOXIDE
Transportation costs
Transportation regulation
U.S.A
Variable costs
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