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Maureen Cropper talks about Clean Air Act on Resources for the Future

Cropper discusses a recent working paper that assesses the full benefits and costs of the groundbreaking law’s many programs to protect the environment.
Maureen Cropper talks about Clean Air Act on Resources for the Future

Daniel Raimi, a Senior Research Associate at Resources for the Future, just hosted a radio talk program with Faculty Associate Maureen Cropper, Distinguished Economics Professor from the University of Maryland, on her recent working paper to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1970 Clean Air Act (CAA).

While Cropper acknowledges that the CAA has been successful at substantially reducing air pollutants, she also discusses how varying the stringency of regulations across US counties has imposed unforeseen costs on local economies, and how imperfectly competitive markets have limited some of the potential benefits of the Acid Rain Program.

See the complete article at Resources for the Future

See the complete working paper by Maureen Cropper