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The Costs of Environmental Regulation in a Concentrated Industry

Volume: 80, Issue: 3, Pages: 1019 - 1061
Published: Jan 1, 2012
Abstract
The typical cost analysis of an environmental regulation consists of an engineering estimate of the compliance costs. In industries where fixed costs are an important determinant of market structure, this static analysis ignores the dynamic effects of the regulation on entry, investment, and market power. I evaluate the welfare costs of the 1990 Amendments to the Clean Air Act on the U.S. Portland cement industry, accounting for these effects...
Paper Details
Title
The Costs of Environmental Regulation in a Concentrated Industry
Published Date
Jan 1, 2012
Volume
80
Issue
3
Pages
1019 - 1061
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