Analyzing unit pricing of waste management using treatment effects models.(RESEARCH NOTES)
Publication Date: 01-AUG-07
Publication Title: International Advances in Economic Research
Format: Online
Author: Halstead, John M. ; Huang, Ju-Chin ; Saunders, Shanna B.

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Many municipalities across the US have turned to unit pricing (also known as pay as you throw or pay by the bag) as a vehicle for reducing production of municipal solid waste, increasing recycling, and promoting equity in paying for the service. While previous studies have documented both substantial reductions in waste generation when unit pricing is implemented and extremely inelastic...



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