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Compliance, Avoidance, and Evasion: Emissions Control Under Imperfect Enforcement in Steam-Electric Generation

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Environmental regulation takes place in a world in which firms search for least-cost adaptations to emission standards. Firms may substitute inputs, change the desired level of output, or defy the standard, if they perceive enforcement to be lax. This article estimates the impact of pollution-control standards for fly-ash and thermal-waste heat within a joint model of production. The model recognizes that effective control requires both the enactment and the enforcement of the legal standard. Empirical results, substantially different from those of previous studies, show that the level of enforcement is an important determinant of fly-ash-control costs and that fly-ash-control costs are many times greater than previously estimated.

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  • Dan A. Fuller, 1987. "Compliance, Avoidance, and Evasion: Emissions Control Under Imperfect Enforcement in Steam-Electric Generation," RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 18(1), pages 124-137, Spring.
    • Handle: RePEc:rje:randje:v:18:y:1987:i:spring:p:124-137
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    1. Patrik Söderholm, 2000. "Environmental Regulations and Interfuel Substitution in the Power Sector: A Generalized Leontief Model," Energy & Environment, , vol. 11(1), pages 1-23, January.
    2. Coggins, Jay S. & Smith, Vincent H., 1992. "Welfare Effects of Emission Allowance Trading in a Twice-Regulated Industry," Staff Papers 200554, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics.

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