Spatially and Intertemporally Efficient Waste Management: The Costs of Interstate Flow Control

Eduardo Ley, Molly K. Macauley and Stephen Walter Salant ()
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Abstract: We examine the intertemporal allocation of the solid waste of cities within the United States to spatially distributed landfills and incinerators, taking into account that capacity at existing and potential landfills is scarce. Amendments have been proposed to restrict waste flows between states by means of quotas and surcharges. We assess the aggregate surplus loss (and its regional distribution) resulting from proposed policies. In addition, we find that limitations on the size of shipments to any one state can have the perverse effect of substantially increasing interstate waste shipments as states export smaller volumes to more destinations.

Keywords: Solid Waste; Efficiency; Hotelling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C6 D6 Q3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996-06-14, Revised 2001-10-06
Note: Type of Document - PDF; prepared on MacOS, Textures + LaserWriter Driver + Acrobat's Distiller; pages: 32 ; figures: included. Forthcoming in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.
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