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| Walls, Margaret; MacAuley, Molly K.; Anderson, Soren T.. |
| We study determinants of market organization of local public services by an empirical examination of one of the most visible municipal services, residential waste management. Using a multinomial logit model and data for 1,000 U.S. communities, we explore the effect of political influence, voter ideology, environmental constraints, production costs (i.e., "economies of density"), and contracting transaction costs on a community's choice of market arrangement for waste collection and recycling. We find that cost factors are a significant determinant of service delivery method. In contrast, few of the political variables are statistically significant. These results hold for our models of both waste and recycling, lending further evidence to the conclusion... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Market organization; Solid waste management; State and local government; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q20; H70. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10892 |
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| Anderson, Soren T.; Newell, Richard G.. |
| Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies remove carbon dioxide from flue gases for storage in geologic formations or the ocean. We find that CCS is technically feasible and economically attractive within the range of carbon policies discussed domestically and internationally. Current costs are about $200 to $250 per ton of carbon, although costs are sensitive to fuel prices and other assumptions and could be reduced significantly through technical improvements. Near-term prospects favor CCS for certain industrial sources and electric power plants, with storage in depleted oil and gas reservoirs. Deep aquifers may provide an attractive longer-term storage option, whereas ocean storage poses greater technical and environmental uncertainty. Vast... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Carbon; Capture; Storage; Sequestration; Climate change; Technology; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q30; Q40; O30. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10879 |
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