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Title

  • The incidence of pollution control policies

Summary

  • "This paper reviews theoretical and empirical literature on the household distribution of the costs and benefits of pollution control policies, and ways of integrating distributional issues into environmental cost/benefit analysis. Most studies find that policy costs fall disproportionately on poorer groups, though this is less pronounced when lifetime income is used, and policies affect prices of inputs used pervasively across the economy. The policy instrument itself is also critical; freely allocated emission permits may hurt the poor the most, as they transfer income to shareholders via scarcity rents created by higher prices, while emissions taxes offer opportunities for progressive revenue recycling. And although low-income households appear to bear a disproportionate share of environmental risks, policies that reduce risks are not always progressive, for example, they may alter property values in ways that benefit the wealthy. The review concludes by noting a number of areas where future research is badly needed"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.

Names

  • Parry, Ian W. H. (Ian William Holmes), 1965-
  • National Bureau of Economic Research

Created / Published

  • Cambridge, MA : National Bureau of Economic Research, c2005.

Headings

  • -  Environmental protection--Economic aspects
  • -  Low-income consumers
  • -  Pollution--Government policy

Notes

  • -  Title from PDF file as viewed on 7/8/2005.
  • -  Includes bibliographical references.
  • -  Also available in print.
  • -  Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  • -  System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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  • HB1

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2005618384

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  • Unrestricted online access

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Parry, Ian W. H, and National Bureau Of Economic Research. The Incidence of Pollution Control Policies. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2005. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2005618384/.

APA citation style:

Parry, I. W. H. & National Bureau Of Economic Research. (2005) The Incidence of Pollution Control Policies. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2005618384/.

MLA citation style:

Parry, Ian W. H, and National Bureau Of Economic Research. The Incidence of Pollution Control Policies. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2005. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2005618384/>.