Browsing Working Papers by Author "Sigman, Hilary"

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    • A comparison of public policies for lead recycling 

      Sigman, Hilary (MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, 1992)
      Policies that encourage recycling may be used to reduce environmental costs from waste disposal when direct restrictions on disposal are difficult to enforce. Four recycling policies have been advanced: (i) taxes on the ...

    • The effects of hazardous waste taxes on generation and disposal of chlorinated solvent waste 

      Sigman, Hilary (MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, 1992)
      In 1989, 30 states levied taxes on e generation or management of hazardous waste. These taxes constitute one of the broadest applications of an emissions tax in U.S. environmental policy and provide a natural experiment ...