Environmental economics : an introduction

Barry C Field, Martha k Field Economia ambiental

Chapter 17 State and Local Environmental Issues - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

Problem 1

Discuss the importance of the question of whether air-pollution damage functions have thresholds for establishing ambient air quality standards.

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Suppose that engineers invented an accurate and reliable means of monitoring and measuring the emissions from individual automobiles throughout the year. What possibilities would this open up for new types of mobilesource emission control programs?

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Problem 3

The federal mobile-source air-pollution program means that new cars sold in rural regions meet the same emissions standards as cars sold in urban areas. Because there are fewer cars in rural areas, this means that air quality will be a lot better there than in the cities. Is this efficient? Is it equitable?

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Problem 4

What are the advantages and disadvantages of a "new-source" bias in stationary-source air-pollution control? Consider especially its impacts on the incentives of the operators of existing sources.

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Problem 5

If people ordinarily will invest in items that save money in the long run, why is the CAFE program necessary at all?

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