Harrington, WinstonMorgenstern, RichardVelez-Lopez, Daniel2013-01-032013-01-032012-10https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12075This paper examines the processes used in the United States and Mexico to assess the economic costs and benefits of environmental improvement, the kinds of information obtained from these procedures, and the additional knowledge that is needed about both elements to improve understanding of the problems and prospects of advancing a green growth agenda. Because environmental and other development needs are large and resources are limited, it is important to choose the best projects, those with the highest returns on both public investments and private resources harnessed by regulation. The United States is well-established as a world leader in the use of quantitative methods to evaluate options for environmental regulation and policy. Mexico represents a case where a developing country has made clear advances in reforming its economy and in introducing transparency in its regulatory processes for environmental and other policy areas.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABATEMENTABATEMENT COSTSACCIDENTSAIRAIR POLLUTANTAIR POLLUTANTSAIR POLLUTIONAIR POLLUTION CONTROLAIR QUALITYAIR QUALITY STANDARDSALLOCATIONAMENDMENTANNUAL COSTANNUAL COSTSATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONSAUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERSBENEFIT ANALYSISBENEFIT ESTIMATESBENEFIT-COST ANALYSISBENEFIT­COST ANALYSISCLEAN AIR ACTCLEAN ENVIRONMENTCLIMATESCOMPLIANCE COSTSCOMPLIANCE LEVELSCOMPLIANCE PROBLEMSCONSULTATIONCOST ANALYSISCOST ESTIMATESCOST OF COMPLIANCECOST-BENEFITCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSISCOST-EFFECTIVENESSCOSTS OF REGULATIONCOSTS OF REGULATIONSDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDIESELDIESEL ENGINESDIESEL VEHICLESDRAFT REGULATIONSDRINKING WATERECOLOGICAL PRESERVATIONECOLOGYECONOMIC ANALYSESECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC BENEFITSECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC COSTSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC IMPACTECONOMIC IMPACTSECONOMIC INCENTIVEECONOMIC INCENTIVESECONOMIC PERFORMANCEECONOMIC QUESTIONSECONOMIC SECTORSECONOMICSECONOMISTSEMISSION REDUCTIONSEMISSIONSEMISSIONS CONTROLSEMISSIONS REDUCTIONEMPIRICAL STUDIESENERGY EFFICIENCYENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL AMENITIESENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITSENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICSENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTSENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTENVIRONMENTAL POLICIESENVIRONMENTAL POLICYENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONSEQUILIBRIUMEXECUTIVE ORDEREXECUTIVE ORDERSEXHAUST EMISSIONSEXPENDITURESFATALITIESFATALITYFEDERAL GOVERNMENTFEDERAL REGULATIONSFINAL APPROVALFINAL REPORTFOOD POLICY RESEARCHFUELFUEL QUALITYGASOLINEGASOLINE VEHICLESGOVERNMENT EFFICIENCYGOVERNMENT REGULATIONSHIGH UNEMPLOYMENTHIGHWAYINCOMEINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINSPECTIONINTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTJOBSLEGAL REQUIREMENTLEGISLATIONMAJOR REGULATIONSMARGINAL COSTMARGINAL COSTSMARKET FAILUREMARKET PRICESMONETARY TERMSMOTOR VEHICLESNATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIONNATURAL RESOURCESNONCOMPLIANCEOCCUPATIONAL SAFETYOFFICE OF MANAGEMENTOILOIL REFINERIESOPPORTUNITY COSTSPERFORMANCE STANDARDSPOLICY ANALYSISPOLICY ANALYSTSPOLICY GOALPOLICY GOALSPOLICY INSTRUMENTSPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOLLUTER BEHAVIORPOLLUTERSPOLLUTIONPOLLUTION ABATEMENTPOLLUTION CONTROLSPOLLUTION LEVELSPOWER GENERATIONPRESENT VALUEPRICE CHANGESPRIVATE COSTSPRODUCTION COSTSPUBLIC DISCUSSIONPUBLIC GOODSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEARINGPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC SECTORPURCHASING POWERQUALITY MANAGEMENTQUALITY STANDARDSREGULATORSREGULATORY AFFAIRSREGULATORY AGENCIESREGULATORY APPROACHREGULATORY APPROACHESREGULATORY BENEFITREGULATORY COSTSREGULATORY DECISIONSREGULATORY IMPACTREGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSISREGULATORY IMPACTSREGULATORY ISSUESREGULATORY OPTIONREGULATORY OPTIONSREGULATORY POLICYREGULATORY PROCESSESREGULATORY PROGRAMREGULATORY PROGRAMSREGULATORY REFORMREGULATORY SYSTEMRESEARCH AGENDARISK REDUCTIONROUTERULESSAFETYSAFETY REGULATIONSAFETY REGULATIONSSAFETY STANDARDSSOCIAL COSTSSOCIAL WELFARESTANDARD REGULATORY PROCESSSUBJECT TO REGULATIONSULFUR DIOXIDESUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE USETOTAL BENEFITSTOTAL COSTTOTAL COSTSTOXIC SUBSTANCESTRAFFICTRAFFIC SAFETYTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTRANSPORTATIONTRUETYPES OF REGULATIONSVEHICLEVEHICLE EMISSIONVEHICLE EMISSIONSVEHICLE SAFETYVEHICLESWAGESWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-6242