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Acid rain abatement legislation--Costs and benefits

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  • Wendling, RM
  • Bezdek, RH

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This paper estimates the industry and job effects at both the national and state levels of the two major acid rain control bills introduced in the House of Representatives and Senate during the 99th Congress. We find that expenditures to reduce acid deposition result in significant stimulation to US Industry and that jobs created by such expenditures are predominantly for American workers. In addition, we find that the economic effects for most states, including many midwestern and Appalachian states, are positive. Our findings cast doubt on the widespread notion that programs designed to control and diminish acid rain damage US industry in general, and in particular, do serious harm to midwestern and Appalachian states.

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  • Wendling, RM & Bezdek, RH, 1989. "Acid rain abatement legislation--Costs and benefits," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 17(3), pages 251-261.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jomega:v:17:y:1989:i:3:p:251-261
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    1. Yamazaki, Akio, 2017. "Jobs and climate policy: Evidence from British Columbia's revenue-neutral carbon tax," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 83(C), pages 197-216.
    2. Cooper, W. W. & Hemphill, H. & Huang, Z. & Li, S. & Lelas, V. & Sullivan, D. W., 1997. "Survey of mathematical programming models in air pollution management," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 96(1), pages 1-35, January.
    3. Hsu, Audrey Wen-hsin & Wang, Tawei, 2013. "Does the market value corporate response to climate change?," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 41(2), pages 195-206.

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