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Table 2 Average agriculture PACs (Pollution Abatement Costs) for U.S. states, using hyperbolic and directional distance function projections

From: The potential cost of regulation of methane and nitrous oxide emissions in U.S. agriculture

 

Using the hyperbolic projection

Using the directional distance function projection

Disposability

PAC

Disposability

PAC

Strong

Weak

Strong

Weak

Eq. (2)

Eq. (1)

Eq. (3)

Eq. (6)

Eq. (5)

Eq. (7)

1992

1.051

1.042

0.009

0.047

0.039

0.008

1993

1.067

1.057

0.010

0.061

0.052

0.009

1994

1.108

1.081

0.027

0.095

0.072

0.023

1995

1.173

1.136

0.037

0.147

0.117

0.030

1996

1.113

1.094

0.019

0.097

0.081

0.016

1997

1.117

1.096

0.021

0.101

0.084

0.018

1998

1.109

1.089

0.019

0.095

0.078

0.017

1999

1.123

1.105

0.018

0.106

0.091

0.015

2000

1.128

1.111

0.017

0.107

0.094

0.014

2001

1.109

1.089

0.019

0.095

0.078

0.017

2002

1.138

1.120

0.018

0.118

0.104

0.015

2003

1.109

1.089

0.019

0.095

0.078

0.017

Average

1.115

1.095

0.020

0.099

0.083

0.016