Description

A sample of 632 American production units

Format

A dataframe containing:

• chid: the plant id,

• alt: the alternative,

• id: the owner id,

• choice: the chosen alternative,

• available: a dummy indicating that the alternative is available,

• env: the regulatory environment, one of 'regulated', 'deregulated' and 'public',

• post: dummy for post-combustion polution control technology,

• cm: dummy for combustion modification technology,

• lnb: dummy for low NOx burners technology,

• age: age of the plant (in deviation from the mean age).,

• vcost: variable cost,

• kcost: capital cost.

Source

American Economic Association data archive.

References

Fowlie M (2010). “Emissions Trading, Electricity Restructuring, and Investment in Pollution Abatement.” American Economic Review, 100(3), 837-69. doi: 10.1257/aer.100.3.837, https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.100.3.837.