Consulta: creatorFacets:"McGuinness,   Meghan"
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Data/hora: 27/07/2024 02:46:58

The Benefits and Costs of Fish Consumption Advisories for Mercury
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Jakus,   Paul M.; McGuinness,   Meghan; Krupnick,   Alan J.
Mercury contamination of the Chesapeake Bay is a concern to health authorities in the region. We evaluate the economic and health effects of postulated recreational and commercial fishing advisories for striped bass on the Maryland portion of the bay. Awareness of and response to the advisory is estimated using a meta-analysis of the literature. Three values are estimated: welfare losses to recreational anglers, welfare losses in the commercial striped bass fishery, and health benefits. An estimate of percentage of consumer surplus loss is applied to the value of all fishing days in the bay to estimate recreational welfare loss. Welfare losses to the commercial fishery are estimated based on a model of supply and demand. Health benefits are estimated using...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Fisheries; Mercury; Advisories; Recreation; Health benefits; Consumer/Household Economics; I18; Q22; Q25; Q26.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10853

Uncertainty and the Cost-Effectiveness of Regional NOx Emissions Reductions from Electricity Generation
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Burtraw,   Dallas; Bharvirkar,   Ranjit; McGuinness,   Meghan.
This paper analyzes uncertainties surrounding the benefits and costs of a policy to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOX) emissions from electricity generation in the eastern United States. Under each of 18 scenarios examined, we find an annual policy would yield net benefits that are at least as great as those expected under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) currently planned seasonal policy. Preferred (midpoint) assumptions yield additional benefits of $724 million per year under an annual policy compared to a seasonal one (1997 dollars). The subset of 11 northeastern states benefit the most from an annual policy relative to a seasonal one, but relative net benefits are also positive in the remaining states in the region. An annual policy...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Emissions trading; Electricity; Particulates; Nitrogen oxides; NOX; Health benefits; Market structure; Restructuring; Deregulation; Value of statistical life; Uncertainty; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q2; Q4.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10846