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Dec. 31, 1999

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Raymond J. Kopp, V. Kerry Smith, N.E. Bockstael, and A. Myrick Freeman

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Authors

Raymond J. Kopp

Former Senior Fellow

Raymond J. Kopp is a senior fellow at RFF. During his career Kopp has specialized in the analysis of environmental and natural resource issues with a focus on Federal regulatory activity.

V. Kerry Smith

University Fellow

Kerry Smith is a university fellow at RFF where he researches environmental policy issues.

N.E. Bockstael

A. Myrick Freeman

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