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ECONOMICS OF THE "CRITICAL USE" OF METHYL BROMIDE UNDER THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL
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Contemporary Economic Policy
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July 1, 2005
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We analyze the economics of granting temporary exceptions to the phaseout of methyl bromide (MeBr) under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The protocol allows such exceptions based on technical or economic "feasibility" through a critical use exemption (CUE) process. Data compiled under the protocol make it possible to set forth criteria for the exceptions based on estimation of the benefits of compliance in terms of "willingness to pay" to abate the externality, as well as costs to the users creating the externality. We estimate apolitical willingness to pay and show that market and supply effects would reduce losses to MeBr users below estimates of such ...
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