Title: Empirical results and experiences for the estimation of selected nitrogen abatement cost curves in Germany

Authors: Wolfgang Riege-Wcislo, Angela Heinze

Addresses: Federal Statistical Office, German Environmental-Economic Accounting (GEEA) Section, Wiesbaden, Germany. ' Federal Statistical Office, German Environmental-Economic Accounting (GEEA) Section, Wiesbaden, Germany

Abstract: Empirical results of the calculation of pollution abatement cost curves (ACCs) for different nitrogen compounds are presented for the German economy (1990 database). An evaluation is made of the extent to which the empirical work fits to the theoretical framework and the calculation procedure for ACCs described by Radermacher, Riege-Wcislo and Heinze elsewhere in this issue. The actual data situation for the calculation of ACCs in Germany is also described.

Keywords: abatement cost curves; ammonia emissions; cost-effectiveness; environmental standards; national accounts; NO_x emissions; statistical methods.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.1999.004314

International Journal of Sustainable Development, 1999 Vol.2 No.1, pp.95 - 126

Published online: 10 May 2004 *

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