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Are There Carbon Savings From Us Biofuel Policies? The Critical Importance Of Accounting For Leakage In Land And Fuel Markets, Antonio Bento, Joel Landry, Richard Klotz Jan 2013

Are There Carbon Savings From Us Biofuel Policies? The Critical Importance Of Accounting For Leakage In Land And Fuel Markets, Antonio Bento, Joel Landry, Richard Klotz

Antonio M. Bento

No abstract provided.


The Unintended Consequences Of Regulation In The Presence Of Multiple Unpriced Externalities: Evidence From The Transportation Sector, Antonio M. Bento, Daniel Kaffine, Kevin Roth, Matthew Zaragoza Jan 2013

The Unintended Consequences Of Regulation In The Presence Of Multiple Unpriced Externalities: Evidence From The Transportation Sector, Antonio M. Bento, Daniel Kaffine, Kevin Roth, Matthew Zaragoza

Antonio M. Bento

In transportation systems with unpriced congestion, allowing single-occupant low-emission vehicles in high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes to encourage their adoption exacerbates congestion costs for carpoolers. The resulting welfare effects of the policy are negative, with environmental benefits overwhelmingly dominated by the increased congestion costs. Exploiting the introduction of the Clean Air Vehicle Stickers policy in California with a regression discontinuity design, our results imply a best-case cost of $124 per ton of reductions in greenhouse gases, $606,000 dollars per ton of nitrogen oxides reduction, and $505,000 dollars per ton of hydrocarbon reduction, exceeding those of other options readily available to …


The Determinants Of Credit Allocations In A Market-Based Trading System: Evidence From The Reclaim Program, Antonio Bento, Emeric Henry, Scott Lowe Jan 2013

The Determinants Of Credit Allocations In A Market-Based Trading System: Evidence From The Reclaim Program, Antonio Bento, Emeric Henry, Scott Lowe

Antonio M. Bento

No abstract provided.