Econ 116 Environmental Economicjs Management Theory Policy Applications Access T

ECON 116-Environmental Economicjs & Management (Theory, Policy & Applications)

Access the document prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau,

Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures: 2005,

available online at www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/ma200-05.pdf.

Examine the state-level data for total capital and operating abatement costs. Analyze the differences among any subset of states, and offer a hypothesis as to why these differences might exist.