Protecting the Environment: Harnessing the Power of the Marketplace

Authors

Murray L. Weidenbaum, Washington University in St Louis

Files

Publication Date

5-1-1989

Series Information

Formal Publication 92

Publisher

Center for the Study of American Business (CSAB), Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130

Description

Americans want a cleaner environment but do not necessarily want to pay more or be inconvenienced. Economists feel that providing economic incentives to manufacturers to reduce pollution can be helpful.

Keywords

Landfills, Hazardous Waste, Waste Disposal, Economic Incentives

Disciplines

Economics | Public Policy

Comments

The Center for the Study of American Business (CSAB), 1975-2001, is the predecessor of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy at Washington University in St. Louis. Permanent URL: http://dx.doi/org/10.7936/K700008T

DOI

doi:10.7936/K700008T

Recommended Citation

Weidenbaum, Murray L., "Protecting the Environment: Harnessing the Power of the Marketplace", Formal Publication 92, 1989, doi:10.7936/K700008T.
Murray Weidenbaum Publications, https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mlw_papers/67.