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Cobenefits and Regulatory Impact Analysis: Theory and Evidence from Federal Air Quality Regulations | |
Joseph E. Aldy; Matthew J. Kotchen; Mary Evans; Meredith Fowlie; Arik Levinson; and Karen Palmer | |
2021-01-15 | |
出版年 | 2021 |
国家 | 美国 |
领域 | 资源环境 |
英文摘要 | This article considers the treatment of cobenefits in benefit-cost analysis of federal air quality regulations. Using a comprehensive data set on all major Clean Air Act rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency over the period 1997–2019, we show that (1) cobenefits make up a significant share of the monetized benefits; (2) among the categories of cobenefits, those associated with reductions in fine particulate matter are the most significant; and (3) cobenefits have been pivotal to the quantified net benefit calculation in nearly half of cases. Motivated by these trends, we develop a simple conceptual framework that illustrates a critical point: cobenefits are simply a semantic category of benefits that should be included in benefit-cost analyses. We also address common concerns about whether the inclusion of cobenefits is problematic because of alternative regulatory approaches that may be more cost-effective and the possibility for double counting. |
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来源平台 | Resources for the Future |
文献类型 | 科技报告 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/314144 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Joseph E. Aldy,Matthew J. Kotchen,Mary Evans,et al. Cobenefits and Regulatory Impact Analysis: Theory and Evidence from Federal Air Quality Regulations,2021. |
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