Spatial Heterogeneity and the Choice of Instruments to Control Nonpoint Pollution

Designing policies to control conjoint pollution poses several difficulties for environmental authorities. This study aims to provide general conditions under which the relative efficiency of input-use taxes and standards can be judged in the presence of spatial heterogeneity. It also shows how consideration of prohibitive taxes on low-productivity land and nonbinding standards on low-input land affect the relative efficiency.

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Year of publication:	1996-09
Authors:	Babcock, Bruce Alan ; Wu, JunJie
Institutions:	Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD), Iowa State University

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Series:	Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Publications.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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