Internalisation of externalities: who bears the cost of pollution control?

The impact of environmental regulations on the welfare of Malaysian palm oil growers, producers, and refiners are evaluated in an open-economy model. The estimated incremental effects of effluent standards and changes have been specifically rather small, with the exception of those upon the growers,...

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Main Author: Rahim, Khalid Abdul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1991
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114972/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114972/1/114972.pdf
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Summary:The impact of environmental regulations on the welfare of Malaysian palm oil growers, producers, and refiners are evaluated in an open-economy model. The estimated incremental effects of effluent standards and changes have been specifically rather small, with the exception of those upon the growers, but the cumulative effects have been considerable.