Economic Valuation of Air Pollution Abatement: Benefits from Health Effects

INTRODUCTION 319METHODS TO ESTIMATE BENEFITS 320ESTIMATING THE BENEFITS OF ABATEMENT USING THE DIRECTMETHOD 322Local or National Estimates? 322Estimating the Health Effects of Air Pollution 323Estimation of the Marginal Benefits of Pollution Abatement for the United States 335SUMMARY 338

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