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    • Climate change and agriculture : global and regional effects using an economic model of international trade 

      Reilly, John M.; Hohmann, Neil; Kane, Sally (MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, 1993)
      Empirical estimates of the economic welfare implications of the impact of climate change on global agricultural production are made. Agricultural yield changes resulting from climate scenarios associated with a doubling ...

    • Nonparametric estimation of exact consumers surplus and deadweight loss 

      Hausman, Jerry A.; Newey, Whitney K. (MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, 1993)
      We apply nonparametric regression models to estimation of demand curves of the type most often used in applied research. From the demand curve estimators we derive estimates of exact consumers surplus and deadweight loss, ...

    • The costs of environmental protection 

      Schmalensee, Richard (MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, 1993)
      Recently, some have argued that tougher environmental policies can create jobs, stimulate innovation, and enhance competitiveness. On this view, economic side effects make environmental protection a sort of green free ...