ISSN:
1573-1502
Keywords:
Pollution control
;
manure problem
;
nitrogen surplus
;
bad output
;
levies
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
,
Economics
Notes:
Abstract Pig farms in the Netherlands pay a zero or low price for using the environment. As a consequence, the environment is overused. The Dutch government wants to reduce the emissions of nitrogen and phosphorus. Possible instruments are regulation and levies. In this study a levy on feed and a levy on the nitrogen surplus are investigated, by incorporating a bad output in the production model. The model is estimated using panel data of Dutch pig farms over the period 1975–1989. Levies on nitrogen turn out to be more cost-effective than levies on feed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00691923
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