Clean on Paper, Dirty on the Road: Troubles with California's Smog Check

Amihai Glazer, Daniel Klein and Charles Lave

University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers from University of California Transportation Center

Abstract: Reducing emissions of pollutants from cars requires that new vehicles be designed and built to pollute less, and also requires some ongoing inspection and maintenance programme to ensure that a vehicle's operation conforms to those design standards. This paper focuses on these programmes, commonly called Smog Check programmes. The most extensive and well-studied Smog Check programme in the United States is in California. Though that state is not typical in all respects, examining its experience is instructive.

Keywords: Social; and; Behavioral; Sciences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1995-01-01
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