摘要：In developing countries, urban clusters of manufacturers which are "informal"—small-scale,unlicensed and virtually unregulated—can have severe environmental impacts. Yet pollution controlefforts have traditionally focused on large industrial sources, in part because the problem is not well-understood. This paper presents a benefit-cost analysis of four practical strategies for reducing emissionsfrom traditional brick kilns in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. To our knowledge, it is the first such analysis ofinformal sources. We find very significant net benefits for three of the four control strategies. Theseresults suggest that informal polluters should be a high priority for environmental regulators.
关键词：benefit-cost analysis; informal sector; air pollution; US-Mexico Border; brick kiln
