The Effects of Air Pollution on Work Loss and Morbidity

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The effects of air pollution are now being measured in terms of lost work days as well as in terms of morbidity. A statistical model of the effects of air pollution is given using information from the annual Health Interview Survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics. Due to new requirements that the benefits and costs be considered in all major regulations, there is a need for a more exact measure of the effects of air pollution. Empirical results estimate that between 6.1 to 51 million work days are lost due to air pollution in one year in the United States.

Environmental protection, Cost (Economics), Costs (Economics)

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An empirical analysis of exposure-based regulation to abate toxic air pollution

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Title III of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 requires the regulation of 189 toxics, including emissions from by-product coke ovens. Title III has no provision for flexible regulatory instruments. Environmental health scientists say that population exposure and not necessarily ambient air quality should motivate environmental air pollution policies. An exposure-based policy can attain the same level of public health as coke oven emissions standards and can reduce compliance costs by up to 60%.

Air quality, Coke-ovens, Coke ovens

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Regulating automobile pollution under certainty, competition, and imperfect information

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A study was conducted on an integrated economic model of automobile emissions that incorporates consumer mileage, automobile feature and choice of fuel contents. The results indicate a link between optimal automobile taxes and mileage. Furthermore, constrained efficiency is possible through periodic automobile taxes or, sometimes, a combination of new car regulation and accelerated vehicle retirement subsidies.

Taxation, Automobiles, Pollution

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