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| Fuller, Stephen W.; Gillis, Melanie; Parnell, Calvin; Ramaiyer, Anantha; Childers, Roy. |
| The Federal Clean Air Act (FCAA) amendments of 1990 strengthened air pollution regulation as it affects stationary sources such as cotton gins. Because investments in air pollution systems are sometimes substantial, a financial burden may be placed on gin plant firms that results in insolvency or failure. The primary objective of this study is to determine likely success/failure rates for Texas gin plants that would result from introducing various levels of air pollution control. Analysis focuses on five representative gin plant firms and three air pollution control systems that offer differing control technology and particulate emission rates. Simulation analysis is carried out with financial models that represent each of the five gin plant firms. The... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Air pollution regulations; Cotton gins; Environmental Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 1997 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23962 |
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| Fuller, Stephen W.; Gillis, Melanie; Ziari, Houshmand A.. |
| A spatial, intertemporal equilibrium model of the North American dry onion economy is constructed to analyze the impact of liberalized U.S.-Mexico trade. In a free-trade environment, exports of Mexican onions to the U.S. are projected to increase about 50%, while Mexico's share of the U.S. market increases from 8.7 to 12.8%. Farm-level prices in the U.S. are projected to decline 8.9%, while production declines 2.4%. The effect of free trade on U.S. producers is disproportional across regions. Northwest storage onion producers experience the greatest decline in production; however, analysis suggests that improved storage methods may offset a portion of the unfavorable impacts of onion producers; the industry would not be economically devastated. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Dry onion; NAFTA; Spatial and intertemporal model; International Relations/Trade. |
| Ano: 1996 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15222 |
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