Public Choice and the EPA, 20 Years Later: An Exploratory Study
American Journal of Economics and Sociology
Published online on April 02, 2014
Abstract
Nearly 20 years ago, Mixon (1995) found that urban warming is positively related to the probability of an EPA citation for a violation of carbon emissions standards, whereas lobbying effort reduces the probability of such a citation. This study revisits the Mixon (1995) framework by using data on ozone violations. The results indicate that EPA citations for ozone violations are not significantly related to lobbying effort.